Hale v. Royal Logging

¶1 Wesley Hale appeals from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court, which declared that Hale was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits under § 92-703.1, RCM (1975) and that Hale was not entitled to attorney fees or costs. The determinative issue on appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred when it concluded that Hale was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits under § 92-703.1, RCM (1975). We reverse and remand.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Hale, a third-generation logger, began his career in the timber…