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MATTER OF COMPENSATION OF BARTON

WCB 85-06533, 85-06534, CA A42641, SC S34743.

761 P.2d 518 (1988)

306 Or. 567

In the matter of the Compensation of Sammy W. BARTON, Claimant. Sammy W. Barton, Petitioner On Review, v. SAIF CORPORATION and Gilchrist Timber Company, Respondents On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided September 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Edmunson argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review. With him on the petition was Karen M. Werner and Malagon & Moore, Eugene.

Michael Reynolds, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondents on review.

PER CURIAM.

The 1987 legislature enacted an amendment to ORS 656.236(2) that prohibits assessing court costs against workers' compensation claimants. This case was pending on the effective date of the amendment. The issue is whether the amendment applies. We hold that it does.

Before 1987, employers could recover court costs from workers who unsuccessfully appealed workers' compensation claims. ORS 20.120; Compton v. Weyerhaeuser, 302...

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