Rightnour v. Kare-Mor, Inc.

This is an appeal from an order of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court granting summary judgment to plaintiff/claimant and denying defendant/appellant’s motion for summary judgment. Claimant sustained a compensable injury in January, 1982. The settlement agreement included reservation of medical benefits. Following surgery performed in March, 1985, claimant was awarded medical benefits as benefits reserved. We affirm.

The claimant suffered a low back injury arising out of and in the course of her employment, January 19, 1982. Her employer, Kare-Mor, Inc., of Butte, Montana, was enrolled…