COLES v. SEVEN ELEVEN STORES

No. 84-549.

704 P.2d 1048 (1985)

Shirley Russo COLES, Claimant and Respondent, v. SEVEN ELEVEN STORES, Employer, and American Motorists Insurance Company, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs May 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keller, Reynolds, Drake, Sternhagen & Johnson; Paul T. Keller, Helena, for defendant and appellant.

Charles Smith, Helena, for claimant and respondent.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

The insurer, American Motorists Insurance Company, appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Court ordering it to pay the claimant, Shirley Russo Coles, permanent total disability benefits rather than permanent partial disability benefits; setting the rate of compensation at $123.39 per week; and awarding costs, attorneys' fees and a 20% penalty to the claimant. We affirm.

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