Winchell v. G & B Motors, Inc.

This appeal arises from a judgment entered by the Workers’ Compensation Court. Both claimant and Western Guaranty Fund Services appeal. We affirm in part and remand.

On June 1, 1981, claimant injured her lower back while helping two co-workers carry a new pickup box to a wrecked pickup truck. It is undisputed that claimant’s injury occurred while in the course and scope of employment with G & B Motors, whose carrier is Western Guaranty Fund Services (insurer). Claimant was hospitalized at the Northern Montana Hospital from June 5, 1981 to June 14, 1981. Claimant’s treating physician, Dr. James…