Bohmer v. Uninsured Employers' Fund

Michael Bohmer (Bohmer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court dismissing for lack of jurisdiction his petition for determination of the extent of his injuries and calculation of the compensation to which he is entitled. We affirm.

Bohmer was injured in February, 1992, while employed by Lybeck’s Dairy (Lybeck’s). Lybeck’s was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance at the time of the injury.

Bohmer subsequently filed an independent cause of action in the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, pursuant — insofar as is relevant here — to § 39-71-515, MCA,…