Stuker v. Stuker Ranch

Claimant Allen Stuker (Stuker) appeals from an order and judgment of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court. The Workers’ Compensation Court adopted the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the hearings examiner who deemed Stuker “partially permanently disabled” due to a torn biceps muscle. The court awarded Stuker $122.74 per week for 75 weeks under §§ 39-71-705 through -708, MCA (1985), along with attorney’s fees. We affirm.

We restate the issues presented by the claimant into a single issue: whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred in its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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