Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of Plainview
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 4, 1988No. C5-88-643, C8-88-653 and C6-88-716PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POPOVICH, Justice.
This case arises out of three consolidated appeals relating to the deaths of Robert Johnson, Jr., and Carl Hardel, volunteer firefighters for the cities of Plainview and Brownton respectively.
In the Robert Johnson, Jr., matter, the Worker’s Compensation Court of Appeals (“WCCA”) affirmed the decision of the compensation judge because (1) the judge correctly applied Minn.Stat. § 176.011, subd. 3 (1984), requiring application of an imputed wage based on the salary paid to full-time firefighters in similar communities, when determining workers’ compensation benefits for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Egeland v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Bradley v. Vic's WeldingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Dependents of Ondler v. Peace Officers Benefit FundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Goodman v. State, Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
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