BARE v. LIBERTY MUT. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 97-434.

958 P.2d 71 (1998)

1998 MT 106

Michael BARE, Appellant/Claimant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., Respondent/Insurer for United Parcel Service, Employer/Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs December 11, 1997.

Decided May 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurie Wallace, Bothe & Lauridsen, Columbia Falls, for Appellant/Claimant.

Larry Jones, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Missoula, for Respondent/Insurer.


HUNT, Justice.

¶ 1 Michael Bare appeals from the order and judgment of the Workers' Compensation Court. The court dismissed Bare's claim for permanent total disability benefits pursuant to § 39-71-702, MCA (1989), because he had failed to exhaust the rehabilitation panel procedures set forth at §§ 39-71-1012 through 39-71-1033, MCA (1989). We affirm.

¶ 2 The issue before this Court is whether the Workers' Compensation Court erred when...

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