Legal Opinion

Pleinis v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 25, 1991No. Civ. 910041PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

The Workers Compensation Bureau appealed from a district court judgment reversing its order denying a claim by Harlan J. Pleinis for further benefits. We reverse the judgment and reinstate the Bureau’s order.

Pleinis initially received medical benefits from the Bureau for a “[localized contusion and strain of the medial aspect of the right knee” which occurred on September 25, 1984, when he slipped and fell while getting into a pickup truck while at work. X-rays of Pleinis’s knee taken at that time indicated that he had osteoarthritis. Plein-is returned to work and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Power Fuels, Inc. v. ElkinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Syverson v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Schaefer v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Walter v. North Dakota State Highway CommissionerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  5. North Dakota Real Estate Commission v. BoscheeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sprunk v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Geck v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Koch Oil Co. v. HansonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Johnson v. North Dakota Workers' Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Mickelson v. North Dakota Workforce Safety & InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012

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