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Foss v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation Bureau

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1974No. Civ. 8949PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAULSON, Judge.

This is an appeal by Emma Foss from a judgment of the Grand Forks County District Court, which affirmed an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau [hereinafter Bureau] dismissing her claim for death benefits. Mrs. Foss filed her claim as the result of the death of her husband, Orphy Foss, on March 20, 1969.

On the morning of March 20, 1969, Or-phy Foss was to start a new job as a finish carpenter with Anda Construction Company of Moorhead, Minnesota [hereinafter Anda], on a project in Grand Forks, North Dakota. A finish carpenter is one who is responsible for “finish…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Geo. E. Haggart, Inc. v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Podio v. American Colloid CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Booke v. Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Dehn v. KitchenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Peterson v. the Ruberoid Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Blanchard v. North Dakota Workers Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Lende v. North Dakota Workers' Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Satrom v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Wiederholt v. Director, North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Stout v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975

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