Case v. Hart Motor Express, Inc.

WAHL, Justice.

In this proceeding pursuant to Minn.St. 176.131, subd. 1, to obtain reimbursement from the Special Compensation Fund for compensation paid a physically impaired employee as a consequence of a subsequent injury, the employer and insurer seek review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals determining that employee’s prior physical impairment had not been registered under the automatic registration provision of Minn.St.1967, § 176.131. The decision was based on that *515court’s view that such registration could be achieved only by strict compliance with the…