Scott v. Utility Line Contractors

The State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) appeals a summary judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The court ruled that claimant John F. Scott had met the statutory require ments for making a workers’ compensation claim within one year by obtaining medical help which was billed to the Division of Workers’ Compensation, and by assisting his employer in completing an Employer’s First Report form. We affirm.

The issue is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court was correct in determining that Mr. Scott had made a “claim” within one year under Section 39-71-601, MCA.

A stipulated set…