Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Tech Group, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 2, 1992No. C4-92-914PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.
Employee Marvin Johnson seeks review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversing a denial of equitable apportionment. At issue is whether a settlement agreement and award bars full recovery of compensation otherwise payable for a subsequent, discrete injury. Concluding that it does not, we reverse.
Marvin Johnson sustained a compensable low back injury in 1978 while employed by Country Kitchen. He reinjured his low back in 1982 when he was working for Conwed Corporation; in 1983, he underwent lumbar discectomy surgery. He experienced an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Joyce v. Lewis Bolt & Nut Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Marose v. Maislin TransportSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- DeNardo v. Divine Redeemer Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Kulp v. Sheraton Ritz HotelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Hansen v. Jer Her BuildersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
3Cited by2 opinions
- O'Mara v. State of Minn./u. of M.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
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