Legal Opinion
Roraff v. State, Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 11, 1980No. 50373PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Commission may award attorneys’ fees in a proceeding brought to recover medical expenses under Minn.Stat. § 176.135 (1978). A careful reading of Minn.Stat. §§ 176.135 and 176.-081 (1978) shows that the latter was intended to govern awards of attorneys’ fees in proceedings in which an employee is awarded disability compensation, but was not meant to apply to awards of attorneys’ fees in proceedings brought solely to recover medical expenses. The authority to assess the costs of the latter proceeding, including…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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