Legal Opinion
Fliehler v. Uninsured Employers Fund
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2002No. 01-672PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Regnier
¶1 Richard Fliehler filed a claim with the Uninsured Employers’ Fund (the “UEF”), which denied the claim. Fliehler then filed a Petition for Trial in the Workers’ Compensation Court (the “WCC”). The WCC found that Fliehler was entitled to compensation benefits and costs from the UEF. The UEF filed this appeal and we affirm.
¶2 The following issue is dispositive of this appeal:
¶3 Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err in concluding that Fliehler was an “employee or worker in this state” as defined by § 39-71-118(10)(a), MCA (1997)?
BACKGROUND
¶4 Greg Casey owns a business named The Restaurant…
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