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HEDEGAARD v. KNIFE RIVER COAL MIN. CO.

No. 88-583.

776 P.2d 1225 (1989)

James P. HEDEGAARD, Claimant and Appellant, v. KNIFE RIVER COAL MINING CO., Employer, and State Compensation Insurance Fund, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 25, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd E. Hartford, Billings, for claimant and appellant.

Patricia Bell, Crowley Law Firm, Billings, for defendant and respondent.

HARRISON, Justice.

Claimant James P. Hedegaard appeals from the Workers' Compensation Court's limited conversion of his biweekly benefits to a lump sum award. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Claimant is permanently totally disabled as the result of a back injury he suffered in 1980 and for which he has been receiving biweekly disability benefits. In May of 1986, claimant petitioned the Workers' Compensation...

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