Williamson v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This is an aggravation claim prosecuted by a workman under the “old procedure,” that is, under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law prior to the 1965 amendment. Oregon Laws 1965, ch 285, p 560.

The matter was tried to a jury before the circuit court of Coos County in August of 1968. The trial judge instructed the jury that the compensation department was entitled to a presumption “that it has properly determined when the workman’s condition is stationary and the extent, if any, of his permanent disability.” The jury found for the defendant and the plaintiff moved for a new trial,…