Bowen v. Anaconda Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court of the State of Montana. Respondent Lewis Bowen (hereinafter Bowen) entered into a full and final compromise settlement agreement with the Anaconda Company, appellant, which purported to settle his claim for injuries sustained on October 25, 1974 and March 3, 1977, while working for the Anaconda Company. Bowen subsequently petitioned the Workers’ Compensation Court to reopen his compromise settlement with the Anaconda Company claiming that the agreement only settled his claim for injuries sustained in 1974, and did not cover…