Legal Opinion
Birkenbuel v. Montana State Compensation Insurance Fund
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 1984No. 83-525PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell
James G. Birkenbuel appeals the decision of the Cascade County District Court granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Birkenbuel’s tort action against the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) was dismissed pursuant to the exclusive remedy clause of the Worker’s Compensation Act, Section 39-71-411, MCA. We reverse.
Plaintiff Birkenbuel suffered a compensable injury in 1980. Birkenbuel’s employer was insured by the State Fund in accordance with compensation Plan III. Section 39-71-*1412301 et seq., MCA. The State Fund paid Birkenbuel biweekly temporary total disability…
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