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Hock v. Lienco Cedar Products

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 28, 1981No. 80-464PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber

Defendant State Compensation Insurance Fund appeals from the order of the Workers’ Compensation Court granting claimant Dawn Hock’s petition for a lump sum award of benefits.

The Fund presents the following issues:

1. In disposing of or prejudicing the future interests of the surviving infant beneficiary, should the court have made the child a party and appointed a guardian ad litem?

2. Is it proper for the Workers’ Compensation Court to entertain a petition for a $19,000 lump sum, where a $6,000 claim was presented to the division?

3. Does a lump sum award of benefits in the amount of $19,622.72…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. M. S. v. WermersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  2. Willoughby v. Arthur G. McKee & Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Matter of Guardianship of GulletteMontana Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State Ex Rel. Uninsured Employers' Fund v. HuntMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Kuehn v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tipp v. SkjelsetMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  2. LaVe v. School Dist. No. 2Montana Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Thompson v. CignaMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Garmann v. E.R. Fegert Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Reilly v. Farm Credit Bank of SpokaneMontana Supreme Court · 1993

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