Howes v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

I respectfully dissent. Howes was effectively denied opportunity to cross-examine adverse medical experts and did not receive a fair hearing.

James Howes worked in the warehouse for Leingang Steel Siding in Mandan. On July 10, 1985, shortly before 5:00 P.M., he was loading windows into a horse trailer. As he hurried out of the trailer, he struck his head on a bar across the back of the trailer. Dr. Larson, who saw him the next day, described his injury:

“He was not rendered unconscious but he did see stars and apparently took a fairly good blow to the head. He then started having headaches…