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HAND v. UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND

No. 03-346.

103 P.3d 994 (2004)

2004 MT 336

324 Mont. 196

Dennis HAND, Petitioner and Appellant, v. UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND, Respondent and Respondent, G. Jon Roush, d/b/a Switchback Ranch, Employer.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 30, 2004.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Tom L. Lewis, Lewis & Slovak, Great Falls, Montana.

For Respondent: Mark E. Cadwallader, Special Assistant Attorney General, Department of Labor and Industry, Helena, Montana.

Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Dennis Hand appeals the denial of his claim against the Uninsured Employers' Fund ("UEF") by the Workers' Compensation Court ("WCC"). The WCC concluded that a general release Hand executed which settled his claims against his employer and his employer's general liability insurance carrier likewise released the UEF from liability for Hand's claims. We reverse.

ISSUE

¶ 2 Hand...

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