BUCKMAN v. MONTANA DEACONESS HOSP.

No. 85-530.

730 P.2d 380 (1986)

Rose N. BUCKMAN, Claimant and Appellant, v. MONTANA DEACONESS HOSPITAL, Employer, and State Compensation Insurance Fund, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd E. Hartford (argued), Billings, for claimant and appellant.

Hughes, Kellner, Sullivan & Alke, Mike McCarter (argued), Helena, for defendant and respondent.


HUNT, Justice.

Rose Buckman appeals the judgment of the Workers' Compensation Court denying her a conversion of her bi-weekly Workers' Compensation benefits to a lump-sum payment. Buckman's employer, Montana Deaconess Hospital and its insurer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund appealed a portion of the same judgment wherein the trial court concluded that insurers could not discount lump-sum conversions awarded for injuries which occurred prior to April 15, 1985...

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