Matthews v. State Compensation Insurance Fund
Montana Supreme Court
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’…
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