Grooms v. Ponderosa Inn

Lindia Grooms (Grooms) appeals from the order and judgment entered by the Workers’ Compensation Court which rejected her constitutional challenges to certain Occupational Disease Act statutes and dismissed her petition. We affirm.

We address the following issues on appeal:

1. Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err in concluding that Grooms’ right to due process was not violated when the State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund determined that her claim should be processed under the Occupational Disease Act of Montana?

2. Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err in concluding that Grooms’ right…