Ericson v. Lenertz, Inc.

SIMONETT, Justice.

Relator Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Assigned Risk Plan seeks review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals which, following reference to a compensation judge for an eviden-tiary hearing, vacated an award on stipulation on the grounds of mistake of fact and law. We conclude respondent-employee Ivan C. Erieson did not make a sufficient showing of mistake of fact and that the provision for attorney fees did not involve mistake of law.

On many occasions we have recognized the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals has broad, though not unlimited,…