Reinhard v. Missoula Sheet Metal

Claimant, John L. Reinhard, appeals the May 31,1989 judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court which denied him a conversion of his biweekly workers’ compensation benefits to a lump sum payment. We affirm.

The sole issue on appeal is:

Whether the Workers’ Compensation Court abused its discretion when it denied John Reinhard’s request to convert his biweekly payments to a lump sum award.

The claimant, Mr. Reinhard, is a 41 year old, married man with two dependent children. On March 14, 1985, he suffered an on the job injury while employed at Missoula Sheet Metal in Missoula, Montana. This injury…