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OWENS v. WATER GREMLIN CO.

No. C4-99-1519.

605 N.W.2d 733 (2000)

Bret R. OWENS, deceased employee, by Karen OWENS, Respondent, v. WATER GREMLIN COMPANY and Western National Mutual Insurance Co., Relators.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aafedt, Forde, Gray & Monson, P.A., Mary Hager, Krista L. Twesme, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Miller & Hipp, P.L.L.P., Lawrence C. Miller, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

GILBERT, Justice.

This workers' compensation case involves the claims of a surviving spouse, Karen Owens, and her two minor, dependent sons to vested but unpaid permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits awarded as a result of a work-related injury to the deceased employee, Bret Owens. The 1995 amendments to the workers' compensation statutes determine the right to payment in this case because it is the employee's date of death that is the relevant...

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