Legal Opinion
Buckman v. Montana Deaconess Hospital
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1986No. 85-530PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
Rose Buckman appeals the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying her a conversion of her bi-weekly Workers’ Compensation benefits to a lump-sum payment. Buckman’s employer, Montana Deaconess Hospital and its insurer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund appealed a portion of the same judgment wherein the trial court concluded that insurers could not discount *320lump-sum conversions awarded for injuries which occurred prior to April 15, 1985.
We affirm the Workers’ Compensation Court in part, reverse in part, and remand for proceedings pursuant to this opinion.
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