Legal Opinion
Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation v. State Compensation Insurance Fund
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 8, 1998No. 97-691PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 This is an appeal by Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) from the October 1, 1997 order of the Workers’ Compensation Court dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction Liberty’s petition filed against the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund). We affirm.
Background
¶2 On August 25,1997, Liberty filed in the Workers’ Compensation Court a Petition for Hearing naming the State Fund as the respondent. In its petition, Liberty alleged that it was the workers’ compensation carrier for Brand S Lumber (Brand S). According to Liberty, Brand S subcontracted with McNeilly…
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