Boryca v. Marvin Lumber & Cedar
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Chief Justice.
The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversed a compensation judge’s award of permanent total compensation. At issue is whether a worker who has been discharged for misconduct may be deprived of permanent total compensation. We reverse and reinstate the decision of the compensation judge.
The employee-relator, Larry L. Boryca, was employed by Marvin Lumber & Cedar Company (Marvin Lumber) in Warroad, Minnesota, from 1984 through 1989. During his employment, he sustained two com-pensable low back injuries, the first in 1986 and the second in 1987. Marvin Lumber…
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