Title: Douglas Kurtz (deceased), by Dawn Gillman, Respondent, vs. Lakes Medi Van, Inc., and State Fund Mutual Ins. Co., Relators, and American Family Mutual Insurance Group, Intervenor.
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: A06-952
State: Minnesota
Issuer: Minnesota Supreme Court
Date: August 31, 2006

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A06-952 Douglas Kurtz (deceased), by Dawn Gillman, Respondent, vs. Lakes Medi Van, Inc., and State Fund Mutual Ins. Co., Relators, and American Family Mutual Insurance Group, Intervenor. Considered and decided by the court en banc. O R D E R Based upon all the files, records and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the decision of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals filed April 25, 2006, be, and the same is, affirmed without opinion. See Hoff v. Kempton, 317 N.W.2d 361, 366 (Minn. 1982) (explaining that, "summary affirmances have no precedential value because they do not commit the court to any particular point of view," doing no more than establishing the law of the case). Employee is awarded $1,200 in attorney fees. Dated: August 23, 2006 BY THE COURT: <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"> /s/ <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal">Alan C. Page <p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal">Associate Justice