Beaman v. Cook Family Foods, Ltd.

Lanphier.J.

This appeal arose from a decision issued by the Nebraska *432Workers’ Compensation Court awarding plaintiff-appellant, Sandra Beaman, permanent partial and temporary total disability benefits. The parties’ attorneys had stated at the hearing that they would submit certain depositions later, and the compensation court had authorized this procedure. The cáse was decided without the evidence and without notice to the attorneys. Plaintiff appealed, claiming the compensation court exceeded its authority in deciding the case without considering posthearing deposition evidence. The Nebraska…