WEGMULLER v. L.E. MYERS CO.

No. 86-260.

727 P.2d 937 (1986)

Hans WEGMULLER, Claimant and Appellant, v. L.E. MYERS COMPANY, Employer, and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keefer, Roybal, Hanson, Stacey & Jarussi, Gene R. Jarrussi, Billings, for claimant and appellant.

James G. Edmiston, Billings, for defendant and respondent.


MORRISON, Justice.

Claimant, Hans Wegmuller, appeals the May 9, 1986, decision of the Workers' Compensation Court holding that the doctrine of res judicata bars claimant from reopening the final judgment in his cause before that court. We affirm the order of the lower court.

Claimant injured his back while working as a supervisory foreman for the L.E. Myers Co. In claimant's original action seeking Workers' Compensation benefits, the parties had stipulated...

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