CHRISTENSEN v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 17426.

642 P.2d 755 (1982)

Mel CHRISTENSEN and State Insurance Fund, Plaintiffs, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of Utah and Scott Morrison, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. David Eckersley, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Frank V. Nelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendants.

Robert C. Fillerup, Orem, for Scott Morrison.


OAKS, Justice:

This is a petition for review of an order of the Industrial Commission awarding an employee medical expenses attributed to an injury incurred four years earlier. The question is whether the employee's claim is barred on the basis that the statute of limitations in the workmen's compensation act applies to medical benefits as well as disability compensation. We find the limitation inapplicable and affirm the award.

On April 9, 1976, Scott Morrison...

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