Lasar v. E.H. Oftedal & Sons

John D. Lasar, the claimant, appeals a judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying him an award of costs and attorneys’ fees. He does not appeal the denial of a lump sum award or the denial of an imposition of the 20% penalty made as part of the same judgment. We affirm.

The claimant was injured in 1979 while employed by E.H. Oftedal & Sons, a Montana employer insured by the State Compensation Insurance Fund (defendant). The defendant paid temporary total disability wage loss benefits from the time of the accident.

On November 30, 1984 the claimant petitioned for a hearing requesting…