RUPLE v. BOB PETERSON LOGGING CO.

No. 83-440.

679 P.2d 1252 (1984)

Fred J. RUPLE, Claimant and Appellant, v. BOB PETERSON LOGGING COMPANY, Employer, and Glacier General Assurance Company, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry N. Trieweiler, Whitefish, for claimant and appellant.

Larry E. Riley, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, Missoula, for defendant and respondent.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

Fred Ruple appeals from a judgment of the Workers' Compensation Court denying conversion of his future disability benefits into a lump sum payment. We affirm.

The essential facts of this case are not in dispute. Ruple was injured in 1977 during the course of his employment with Bob Peterson Logging Company. He was awarded weekly temporary total disability benefits on account of his injuries...

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