Chaney v. U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty

The petitioner, Larry D. Chaney, filed a petition in the Workers’ Compensation Court of the State of Montana in which he sought benefits for disability which he alleged was caused by an injury that occurred in the course and scope of his employment with Owens-Hurst Lumber Company in 1983. United States Fidelity & Guaranty, Owens-Hurst’s insurer, denied all liability. The State Compensation Insurance Fund, which had paid benefits to Chaney, intervened and sought indemnification from USF&G. After a trial, the Workers’ Compensation Court entered an order and judgment in which it denied Chaney’s…