Lee v. Special Indemnity Fund

OPINION

CARL B. JONES, Vice Chief Judge.

¶ 1 In this cause, the claim of Petitioner/Claimant, James D. Lee, against the Special Indemnity Fund was denied by the trial judge and that determination is here for review. Claimant’s last injury was to the right shoulder and neck and was joint-petitioned as a 36% injury to the body as a whole. The trial judge determined that jurisdiction did not exist to proceed against the Fund, and the claim was denied. As grounds for reversal, Claimant reasons that it was error for the trial court to find that it did not have jurisdiction to proceed with its claim…