Rogers v. State Accident Insurance Fund

We accepted review of this workers’ compensation case to examine the question of liability of the employer for a worker’s death resulting from activities which occur after work hours but while the worker is away from home as a requirement of his employment.

I. THE OPINION ON REVIEW

The Court of Appeals reversed an award to the worker’s beneficiary. Because we review for errors of law and are bound by the facts as found by the Court of Appeals, Sahnow v. Firemen’s Fund Ins. Co., 260 Or 564, 491 P2d 997 (1971), it is necessary to determine the findings made by the Court of Appeals. Its opinion…