Coday v. WILLAMETTE TUG & BARGE COMPANY

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Multnomah county reversing an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which had denied plaintiff compensation for an injury alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment.

Plaintiff suffered a heart attack while on the job as foreman of a crew operating a pile driver owned by defendant employer. Plaintiff contends that his injury was compensable under the provisions of the new Workmen’s Compensation Act (ORS eh 656). De fendant contends that the injury was not one “arising out of” plaintiff’s employment, and…