Dodd v. Champion International Corp.

We reverse the Workers’ Compensation Court which upheld the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Division that denied the request of Herbert A. Dodd, Sr., to extend his time for filing a Workers’ Compensation claim pursuant to § 39-71-601(2), MCA.

We glean the following facts from the findings made by the hearing examiner when this cause was before the Workers’ Compensation Division.

Herbert A. Dodd, Sr. filed a claim for compensation on September 24, 1987, listing his dates of injuries as January, February, March and April of 1986. He began his employment with the defendant employer on…