Legal Opinion
Tolzmann v. McCombs-Knutson Associates
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 3, 1989No. C3-89-1106, C4-89-1096PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COYNE, Justice.
The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversed by majority decision a compensation judge’s denial of temporary benefits. We reverse and reinstate the decision of the compensation judge.
William A. Tolzmann had a fairly extensive history of low back problems before working for the employers involved in this workers’ compensation matter. He had been in at least two motor vehicle accidents in which he injured his low back although apparently not seriously. In 1973 and again in 1982 he sought medical attention for his low back following strenuous activity; and from 1983 through…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hengemuhle v. Long Prairie JayceesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Gillette v. Harold, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Redgate v. Sroga's Standard ServiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Brennan v. BrennanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Even v. Kraft, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Krotzer v. Browning-Ferris/Woodlake Sanitation ServiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Fischer v. Saga Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Pacyga v. FMC Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
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