St. Clair v. County of Grant

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

Defendants, Grant County and American General Insurance Company, appeal from an order of the district court in a workers’ compensation action directing that defendants pay medical expenses to plaintiff, Quaid St. Clair, for home nursing and attendant care furnished by plaintiff’s wife. We discuss: (1) whether the district court had jurisdiction to award home nursing and attendant care expenses; and (2) if the court had jurisdiction to order payment of such expenses, whether the award was excessive. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff was injured on March 17,…