Legal Opinion
Wright v. State Accident Insurance Fund
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1980No. WCB 77-657, CA 14540, SC 26685PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLent, J.
The issues presented in this case involve the presumption created for the benefit of firefighters in Oregon’s occupational disease law, ORS 656.802.
We allowed review to consider the following questions:(1) What is the procedural effect of the firefighters’ presumption in ORS 656.802?(2) Does the holding in Weller v. Union Carbide, 288 Or 27, 602 P2d 259 (1979) apply to a firefighter entitled to the presumption in ORS 656.802?
ORS 656.802 states in relevant part:
"(1) As used in ORS 656.802 to 656.824, 'occupational disease’ means:
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"(b) Death, disability or impairment of health of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Weller v. Union Carbide Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1979
- Cook v. MichaelOregon Supreme Court · 1958
- Sahnow v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANYOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- State v. StillingOregon Supreme Court · 1979
- United States National Bank v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonOregon Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Aetna Casualty Co. v. AschbacherCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
- Cunningham v. City of Manchester Fire DepartmentSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- Saif Corp. v. ThompsonOregon Supreme Court · 2016
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