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CHAPMAN v. RESEARCH COTTRELL

No. 90-574.

811 P.2d 1283 (1991)

Michelle CHAPMAN, Claimant and Appellant, v. RESEARCH COTTRELL, Employer and Respondent, and National Union Fire Loss of Pittsburgh, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 23, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Edgar Burris, Billings, for claimant and appellant.

William J. Mattix, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, for employer and respondent.

TRIEWEILER, Justice.

Michelle Chapman appeals the decision of the Workers' Compensation Court, holding that the claimant failed to obtain approval of the insurer prior to changing her physician. We reverse the lower court.

The issue before the Court is whether the Workers' Compensation Court properly concluded that the claimant changed treating physicians without first getting permission from the insurer, in violation of Administrative Rule of Montana 24.29...

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