Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided February 26, 1986No. WCB 83-03059; CA A34242PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order dismissing his claim for asbestosis. The Board affirmed the referee’s dismissal of the claim, because claimant’s last exposure to asbestos occurred before the enactment of the Occupational Disease Law, Or Laws 1943, ch 442, effective July 1, 1943. See Or Laws 1943, ch 442, § 14, now ORS 656.802- 656.807. We affirm.
The dispute centers on the compensability of an asbestos-related occupational disease. Claimant was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers from December, 1941, through December, 1942. On January 18, 1983, he filed a claim for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Matter of Compensation of BrackeOregon Supreme Court · 1982
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- Frisbie v. Sunshine Mining CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Azorr v. AzorrCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2002
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