Hardgrove v. Transportation Insurance

¶1 William Hardgrove appeals from the Workers’ Compensation Court’s determination that § 39-72-403(3), MCA (1983) (repealed 1985), bars his claim for Occupational Disease Act (ODA) benefits, and that that statute violates neither the Equal Protection Clauses of the Montana and United States Constitutions nor the Full Legal Redress Clause of the Montana Constitution. We affirm the Workers’ Compensation Court.

BACKGROUND

¶2 The parties stipulated the facts in this case. W.R. Grace employed *240Hardgrove at its Libby, Montana, mine from 1967 until April 2,1984. Transportation Insurance Company…