BELTON v. CARLSON TRANSPORT

No. 85-40.

714 P.2d 148 (1986)

Ralph V. BELTON, Claimant and Appellant, v. CARLSON TRANSPORT, Employer, and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., Third-Party Defendant and Respondent, and Rice Tuck Lne, Employer, and Transport Indemnity Company, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly & Halverson, P.C., Sheehy, Prindle & Finn, Victor Halverson, Billings, for claimant and appellant.

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, Larry E. Riley, Missoula, Crowley Law Firm, L. Randall Bishop, Billings, for respondents.


HUNT, Justice.

The appellant, Ralph Belton, appeals the judgment of the Workers' Compensation Court. That court ordered a recoupment of an overpayment related to a social security offset; denied a requested total lump sum conversion; granted a partial lump sum conversion; denied penalty for unreasonable payment of medical expenses; and ordered payment of medical expenses.

We affirm in part and remand with instructions.

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