Wilson v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The issue is whether claimant is barred from compensation by failure to file his claim within the 30-day period provided by ORS 656.265.

Claimant, a 40-year-old married male, resides in Lafayette, Oregon. A truck driver by occupation, he was employed in May 1967 by a Boise, Idaho, corporation to haul house traders to various points within the states of Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Washington. On November 3, 1967, he injured his back whde engaged in picking up a house trader for his employer near Randle, Washington. He did not seek medical assistance until…