Legal Opinion

Hohnstein v. WC FRANK

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided April 25, 1991No. 90-957PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFahrnbruch, J.

W.C. Frank, a corporation, as employer, and its insurer, U.S. Insurance Group, appeal a Workers’ Compensation Court order increasing Bertha L. Hohnstein’s compensation benefits.

We affirm.

This action was brought pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-141 (Cum. Supp. 1990), which provides that any award payable periodically to an injured employee may be modified after 6 months from the date of the award, where there is an increase in incapacity due solely to the injury.

The appellants’ two assignments of error merge to allege that the majority of a workers’ compensation rehearing panel erred in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Heiliger v. Walters & Heiliger Electric, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Mendoza v. Omaha Meat ProcessorsNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Gottsch v. Bank of StapletonNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Gleason v. GearySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
  5. Lane v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Paulsen v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Miner v. Robertson Home FurnishingNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Berggren v. Grand Island Accessories, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Starks v. Cornhusker Packing Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. KuehnNebraska Supreme Court · 2007

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