Kringen v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The sole issue presented is whether claimant’s injury while enroute to his job arose out of and in the course of his employment as required by the Workmen’s Compensation Law.

Claimant appeals from a judgment of the circuit court which affirmed orders of both the Workmen’s Compensation Board and the hearings referee denying compensation.

Claimant lived in downtown Portland and worked at an industrial plant near the Portland International Airport and adjacent to Airport Way, a heavily traveled, high speed four-lane highway leading to the airport. He traveled to work by public bus. On the date of…