Legal Opinion

Matthews v. State Compensation Insurance Fund

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 1999No. 99-099PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶ 1 Appellant Richard Matthews (Matthews) appeals from the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court.

¶2 We affirm.

¶3 We address the following issue:

¶4 Whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred in concluding that Matthews failed to meet his burden of proof that his stroke-like symptoms were caused by a compensable injury.

Standard of Review

¶5 We review findings offact of the Workers’ Compensation Courtto determine whether they are supported by substantial credible evidence. EBI/Orion Group v. Blythe, 1998 MT 90, ¶ 17, 288 Mont. 356, ¶ 17, 957 P.2d 1134, ¶ 17. Our review of the Workers’…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Murer v. State Compensation Mutual Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation v. State Compensation Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. EBI/Orion Group v. BlytheMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Plainbull v. Transamerica InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Chaney v. U.S. Fidelity & GuarantyMontana Supreme Court · 1996

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Rausch v. State Compensation Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Flynn v. State Compensation Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Thompson v. CignaMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Schimmel v. Montana Uninsured Employers FundMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Bentz v. Liberty NorthwestMontana Supreme Court · 2002

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