Vicars v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The issue in this workmen’s compensation appeal is whether claimant proved an aggravation of his previous industrial injury and is now permanently and totally disabled.

State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) appeals from a judgment order of the circuit court which affirmed an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board awarding claimant permanent total disability. A brief summary of the chronology of the claim is necessary for a proper understanding of the issue.

On June 23, 1966, while employed as a truck driver for Albina Fuel Company, Portland, claimant fell from the top of a chip truck, landing…