Legal Opinion

Morrison v. Century Engineering

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 25, 1989No. 87-934PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

We granted further review in this workers’ compensation proceeding to consider the claimant’s assertion that her attorney must be allowed to be present when the employer’s counsel interviewed the claimant’s treating physician. Because we find a workers’ compensation claimant has no such right, and find no error on claimant’s other assignments, we affirm the judgment of the district court. So doing we vacate a court of appeals decision which was based on a contrary view.

The claimant Darlene Morrison became employed by Century Engineering in 1977 and in 1978 was assigned to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Roosevelt Hotel Ltd. Partnership v. SweeneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  2. State Ex Rel. Leas in Interest of O'NealSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  3. Deaver v. Armstrong Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. Mercy Health Center, a Division of Sisters of Mercy Health Corp. v. State Health Facilities CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Amended September 30, 2015 Iowa Insurance Institute, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Self-insurers' Association, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Iowa Association of Business and Industry v. Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice Christopher J. Godfrey, Workers' Compensation Commissioner, Division of...Supreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  2. Morris v. Consolidation Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. BradenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  4. Bruce Baker v. bridgestone/firestone and Old Republic InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  5. Sowards v. Hills Materials Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1994

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