Legal Opinion

Bevan v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 2007No. DA 06-0826PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶1 Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty) appeals from the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC). We affirm. ¶2 We restate the issue as follows:

¶3 Did the WCC err when it concluded that BeVan’s injury occurred during the course and scope of her employment?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On May 19, 2005, Maril BeVan (BeVan) was employed as a Blackfoot Telephone Communications (Blackfoot) customer sales and service representative in Missoula, Montana. BeVan had worked approximately five-and-a-half years for Blackfoot. Blackfoot employees received a paid fifteen-minute break in the morning,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Simms v. State Compensation Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Strickland v. State Compensation Mutual Insurance FundMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Carrillo v. Liberty Northwest InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lanes v. Montana State FundMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Korst v. Benefis Health CareMontana Supreme Court · 2008

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