Legal Opinion

Burns v. Plum Creek Timber Co.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 1994No. 94-145PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray

LaVern F. Burns (Burns) appeals from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment entered by the Workers’ Compensation Court. We conclude that substantial evidence supports the court’s decision; therefore, we affirm.

Burns filed a petition for hearing in the Workers’ Compensation Court on April 1, 1993. He alleged that he suffered an industrial injury to his arm on March 16, 1992, arising out of the course of his employment as a spreaderman with Plum Creek Manufacturing. Plum Creek Timber Company (Plum Creek) responded and clarified that it had been Burns’ employer at the time of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. United Parcel ServiceMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. McGuire v. American Honda Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Welch v. American Mine Services, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Prillaman v. Community Medical CenterMontana Supreme Court · 1994

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. GallagherMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  2. S.L.H. v. State Compensation Mutual Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Wunderlich v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Taylor v. State Compensation Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Topco, Inc. v. State, Dept. of HighwaysMontana Supreme Court · 1996

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