Crittendon v. Terri's Restaurant & Lounge

Appellant State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court granting the claimant Carol Crittendon a lump sum award for the purchase of an apartment house.

We affirm.

The issues presented on appeal are:

1. Was the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court granting claimant a lump sum award in claimant’s best interest?

2. Was the State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund denied its right to a fair and impartial hearing?

Carol Crittendon (claimant) injured herself on March 17, 1984, while employed at Terri’s Restaurant and Lounge in Butte, Montana.…