Case Name: BRUSCO, Respondent, v. B. P. JOHN FURNITURE COMPANY, Appellant
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1976-09-20
Citations: 26 Or. App. 831
Docket Number: No. A 7602 02595, CA 6315
Parties: BRUSCO, Respondent, v. B. P. JOHN FURNITURE COMPANY, Appellant.
Judges: Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Fort and Tanzer, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 26
Pages: 831–833

Head Matter:
Argued August 25,
reversed September 20,
reconsideration denied October 27, review denied December 7, 1976
BRUSCO, Respondent, v. B. P. JOHN FURNITURE COMPANY, Appellant.
(No. [ A XXXX XXXXX ], CA 6315)
554 P2d 562
Merlin L. Miller, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.
Donald G. Krause, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lindsay, Nahstoll, Hart & Krause, Portland.
Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Fort and Tanzer, Judges.
PER CURIAM

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
As a result of an on-the-job accident which occurred on March 24,1972, claimant suffered a lumbar sprain for which she received conservative treatment. She never returned to work and contends that she is permanently and totally disabled. That her disability is essentially psychopathological is undisputed. That this condition is at least in part a result of the accident is also undisputed.
The issue is whether or not a significant part of this disability dates from and was induced by the death of her husband which occurred several months after the accident. The referee concluded that her disability was all the result of the accident and found her to be permanently and totally disabled. The Workmen's Compensation Board found that the evidence, expert and otherwise, indicated that in substantial part her psychopathology was due more to the death of her husband than to the industrial injury. The trial judge agreed with the referee. Our de novo review of the record leads us to agree with the Workmen's Compensation Board's determination and therefore that its award of 192 degrees for unscheduled disability was adequate.
Reversed.