Legal Opinion
Sowatzki v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1997No. Civil 960267PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMANN, Justice.
[¶ 1] The North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau appealed a district court judgment reinstating the Bureau’s August 16, 1995, order awarding Gary Sowatzki permanent partial impairment benefits. Sowatzki *190moved to dismiss the appeal. We deny the motion to dismiss, reverse the judgment, and remand for further proceedings.
[¶2] On April 15, 1993, Sowatzki filed a claim for workers compensation benefits for hearing loss after thirty-one years of working around heavy equipment on construction sites. On January 20, 1994, the Bureau dismissed the claim, concluding it was not timely…
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