Legal Opinion
Allen v. American Hardwoods
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided July 25, 1990No. TP-87028 TP-87027 CA A61751 (Control) CA A61754PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiggs, J.
The issue in this ease is whether the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in holding that, under Oregon law, SAIF has a valid lien against the proceeds of claimants’ 1 third-party settlements after an accident that occurred in Michigan. We affirm.
Claimants Dodgion and Allen were long haul truck drivers for American Hardwoods, an Oregon employer covered by SAIF. In June, 1984, they were involved in a head-on collision with another truck in Michigan. Dodgion was killed, and Allen was seriously injured. Allen and Dodgion’s surviving spouse, the beneficiary of his estate, filed workers’…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Great American Insurance v. QueenMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Young v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
- Schlecht v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1982
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