Legal Opinion
Landon v. Donovan Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 4, 1978No. 48241PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Writ of certiorari to review an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals vacating an award based upon a settlement. The issue is whether the court of appeals abused its discretion in making the order. We affirm.
The court of appeals has statutory authority to set aside the award for cause. Minn.St. 176.461 and 176.521, subd. 3. In Wollschlager v. Standard Const. Co., 300 Minn. 550, 220 N.W.2d 346 (1974), we stated that cause for so doing exists in cases involving fraud, mistake, newly discovered evidence, and a substantial change in the employee’s condition. In all cases the basic…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mattson v. AbateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- Elsenpeter v. PotvinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Wollschlager v. STANDARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Bohnhoff v. ALLAN ENGINEERING COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- Krebsbach v. Lake Lillian Cooperative Creamery Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Maurer v. Braun's Locker PlantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Krebsbach v. LAKE LILLIAN CO-OP. CREAM. ASS'NSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Sines v. AppelIdaho Supreme Court · 1982