Legal Opinion
Proctor v. SAIF Corp.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided September 22, 1993No. 90-04089; CA A70294PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order denying the compensability of his claim. The issues are whether he was a traveling employee and whether he was on a distinct departure on a personal errand at the time of injury. We review for errors of law, ORS 656.298(6); ORS 183.482(7), (8), and reverse and remand.
We take the facts from the Board’s findings. Employer organized a conference in Corbett to teach its employees about alcohol and drug abuse so that they could better serve employer’s clients. Attendance was optional, but it was a factor that employer considered in job…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rogers v. State Accident Insurance FundOregon Supreme Court · 1980
- State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. v. ReelOregon Supreme Court · 1987
- Mellis v. McEWEN, HANNA, GISVOLD, RANKIN & VAN KOTEN, EMPLOYERS, AND MISSION INS. CO.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1985
- Slaughter v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1982
- Schreckengost v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
- CBS, Inc. v. Labor & Industry Review CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- Ramirez v. Dawson Production Partners, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
- Delbridge v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power DistrictCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
- Chavez v. ABF Freight Systems, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- Sosnoski v. SAIF Corp.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 2002
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