TIBBETTS v. LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS

No. CO-85-1863.

397 N.W.2d 883 (1986)

Michael C. TIBBETTS, Respondent, v. LEECH LAKE RESERVATION BUSINESS COMMITTEE, (uninsured), Relator, Minnesota Department of Human Services, intervenor, State Treasurer, Custodian of the Special Compensation Fund, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold R. Finn, Jr., Walker, for Leech Lake RBC.

Jacob E. Forsman, Dept. of Labor & Industry, St. Paul, for Michael C. Tibbetts.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., James Alexander, Sp. Asst., St. Paul, for Dept. of Human Services.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Stephen B. Masten, Thomas G. Lockhart, Sp. Assts., St. Paul, for Special Fund.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


KELLEY, Justice

Respondent Michael C. Tibbetts, a member of the Leech Lake Band of the Chippewa Indian Tribe, commenced this action against his employer, the Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee (the governing body for the Leech Lake Band) and the custodian of the Special Compensation Fund to recover Minnesota workers' compensation benefits for injuries allegedly sustained during the course of his employment by the Band. Although recognizing that the Leech Lake...

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