Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Harbert
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 1962PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodwin, J.
The widow of a deceased truck operator appeals from a judgment barring her action for damages against an employer.
The trial court held that the Workmen’s Compensation Law (ORS eh 656) afforded the only remedy available to the widow, but that certain sections of that chapter when applied to the peculiar facts of the case create a hiatus in coverage which leaves the plaintiff without remedy.
A statement of the facts will underscore the issue. The deceased Reynolds was the owner and operator of one gravel truck and was also the employer of two other truck drivers. In connection with his trucking…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. Timber Structures, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1955
- Bigby v. Pelican Bay Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1944
- Latimer v. Western MacHinery ExchangeWashington Supreme Court · 1953
3Cited by8 opinions
- Leech v. Georgia-Pacific CorporationOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Martelli v. RA Chambers and AssociatesOregon Supreme Court · 1990
- Errand v. Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1994
- Lester Hubbard v. Reynolds Metals Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Kemp v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1963
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