FRANCK v. NATIONAL LOG CONST. CO.

No. 89-345.

787 P.2d 1238 (1990)

Ed FRANCK, Claimant and Respondent, v. NATIONAL LOG CONSTRUCTION CO., Employer, and State Compensation Insurance Fund, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Butler and Elizabeth A. Horsman, State Comp. Ins. Fund, Helena, for defendant and appellant.

Edward K. Duckworth, Ronan, for claimant and respondent.


HUNT, Justice.

The State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) appeals from a declaratory ruling issued by the Workers' Compensation Court, holding that the statutory discount to present value provided for in § 39-71-741, MCA (1985), does not apply to permanent partial disability benefits. We affirm.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether a claimant who is deemed permanently totally disabled and who seeks a lump-sum conversion of future benefits...

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