Larson v. Barry Smith Logging, Inc.

Petitioner James D. Larson appeals the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court entered December 17, 1993, which concluded that because Larson failed to provide his employer with notice of his alleged injury within the 30 days prescribed by § 39-71-603, MCA, he was not entitled to benefits.

Affirmed.

We state the issue as follows:

Is there substantial evidence to support the Workers’ Compensation Court’s decision that Larson was not entitled to benefits?

Larson is 42 years old and has worked in the timber industry for 20 years. For 14 of those 20 years, Larson has worked as a sawyer. Barry…