Rasmussen v. State Fund

The appellant, Charles Rasmussen, filed a petition for permanent total disability benefits in the Workers Compensation Court, based on injuries he claimed were sustained during the course of his employment with Heebs Food Center in Bozeman on June 9, 1987. The respondent, State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund, which insured Heebs against compensation claims at that time, denied that Rasmussen was totally disabled, and that his disability, if any, was caused by a work-related accident. After a two-day trial, the Workers Compensation Court found that Rasmussen was totally disabled from a work-related injury and awarded benefits to him. The State Fund petitioned for a new trial, and its petition was granted. Rasmussen appeals from the Workers Compensation Courts order granting the State Fund a new trial. We reverse the Workers Compensation Court and reinstate its original judgment.