Legal Opinion
Holmgren v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1990No. Civ. 890307PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE, Justice.
This appeal presents an issue of first impression in North Dakota: whether a juror is an appointed official eligible for workers compensation benefits.1 We hold that she is and reverse and remand.
Janet Holmgren was summoned to service as a juror for the District Court for Cass County. During the course of her service, she fell on a stairway at the courthouse and injured her ankle. She filed a claim for workers compensation benefits. The Workers Compensation Bureau (Bureau) dismissed her claim, finding that she was not an employee of the State of North Dakota for purposes of…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Andrews v. O'HEARNNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- Okken v. OkkenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Hicks v. Guilford CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
- Bickler v. North Dakota State Highway CommissionerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. BeilkeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Mandan v. BaerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- Ash v. TraynorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
- North Dakota Fair Housing Council, Inc. v. PetersonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Kallhoff v. North Dakota Workers' Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
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