Bohnhoff v. ALLAN ENGINEERING COMPANY

Relators seek review of an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission vacating an earlier award based upon a settlement. This issue is whether in so ordering, the commission abused its discretion. We hold that it did not.

By authority of Minn. St. 176.461 and 176.521, the commission may set aside an award based on a settlement for cause. We have held “cause” to include a substantial change in the employee’s condition. Wollschlager v. Standard Const. Co. 300 Minn. 550, 220 N. W. 2d 346 (1974); Mattson v. Abate, 279 Minn. 287, 156 N. W. 2d 738 (1968). The basic underlying concern in a…