Holmgren v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

455 N.W.2d 200 (1990)

Janet D. HOLMGREN, Claimant and Appellant,

v.

NORTH DAKOTA WORKERS COMPENSATION BUREAU, Respondent and Appellee.

Civ. No. 890307.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

April 25, 1990.

Alan Baker of the Baker Legal Clinic, Fargo, for claimant and appellant.

Dean J. Haas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bismarck, for respondent and appellee.

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…