Legal Opinion
Liberty Northwest Insurance v. Montana State Fund
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 12, 2009No. DA 09-0037PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC) finding it liable for the low-back condition of Gary Mitchell (Mitchell). We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶2 On September 2, 1994, Mitchell suffered an industrial injury to his low back in the course of his employment with Washington Construction Company in Missoula, Montana. Montana State Fund (State Fund) accepted liability for Mitchell’s industrial injury and paid appropriate medical and wage-loss benefits. On or about January 6, 2006, Mitchell filed a claim with…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Rutledge v. Tultex Corp./Kings YarnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- Haynes v. . Feldspar Producing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Caekaert v. State Compensation Mutual InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1994
- Mathis v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1972
- Belton v. Carlson TransportMontana Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Banco v. Liberty Northwest InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2012
- Liberty Northwest Insurance v. Montana State FundMontana Supreme Court · 2009
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- State v. E. KeyesMontana Supreme Court · 2020