Legal Opinion
Dethlefs v. Hyster Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1983No. WCB 79-4604, CA A 21593, SC 28490PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLent, C. J.
This case is concerned with a claim for compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Law for rhinitis and asserted sequelae. Two kinds of rhinitis are involved: allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis. The Court of Appeals found, and we therefore accept under the rule of Sahnow v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 260 Or 564, 491 P2d 997 (1971), that the two kinds of rhinitis are defined differently. Allergic rhinitis is a
“pale boggy swelling of nasal mucosa associated with sneezing and watery discharge, attributable to hypersensitivity to foreign substances.”
Vasomotor rhinitis is
“congestion of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Weller v. Union Carbide Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1979
- James v. State Accident Insurance FundOregon Supreme Court · 1981
- Sahnow v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANYOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Beaudry v. Winchester Plywood CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1970
- State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. GygiCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1982
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Smothers v. Gresham Transfer, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 2001
- McGarrah v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1983
- Errand v. Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1995
- Aetna Casualty Co. v. AschbacherCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
- Runft v. Saif Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1987
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