Legal Opinion
Brezinka v. Bystrom Bros., Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 24, 1987No. C9-86-1905PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
We hold the law of the case as determined by the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) yields to the legal rule subsequently announced by this court. We reverse the WCCA and reinstate the compensation judge’s decision.
The dependents of deceased employee Richard Brezinka brought this proceeding for benefits against the employer, Bystrom Brothers, Inc., and its insurer following Brezinka’s death on May 29, 1980. The key issue was the manner of calculating dependency benefits. The compensation judge decided, for the purpose of the calculations, that the employee’s…
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