Tri-State Ins. Co. of Minn. v. Bouma

SCOTT, Justice.

At issue on this appeal are whether Minn. Stat. § 176.179 (1974), effective August 1, 1974, is applicable to bar recovery of an overpayment made in February 1975 for workers’ compensation benefits to an employee injured in 1973 and, if so, whether the statute is unconstitutional. We affirm the decision of the trial court that the statute is applicable and is valid.

Defendant sustained an injury admittedly arising out of and in the course of her employment in February 1973. Plaintiff, her employer’s compensation carrier, accepted liability and paid her for temporary and permanent…