Murer v. State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund

This is an appeal from a Workers’ Compensation Court order granting the defendants/respondents summary judgment and its order denying plaintiffs/appellants partial summary judgment. We reverse and remand for a calculation of benefits consistent with this opinion.

The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendants/respondents and denying the partial summary judgment motion of the plaintiffs/appellants. The underlying issue is whether the statutes at issue which set the maximum rate for workers’ compensation benefits at $299 for the periods…