Westman v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

LEVINE, Justice.

Delray Westman appeals from a district court judgment affirming the Workers Compensation Bureau’s decision that he was an employee of Kedney Warehouse Company (Kedney) when he was injured and, therefore, is entitled to benefits. We affirm.

Kedney has moved to dismiss the appeal. The question presented by the motion to dismiss is whether NDCC § 65-10-01 is the exclusive source of a claimant’s right to appeal or whether that section must be read in conjunction with NDCC § 28-32-15. Kedney contends that only those decisions of the Bureau specified in § 65-10-01 are appealable and…