Opinion ID: 880287
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: validity of the regulation and hearings

Text: The appellant argues that the workers' compensation regulation governing attorney fees is invalid because it is inconsistent with the statute under which it was promulgated and the factors set out by this Court in Wight v. Hughes Livestock Co. (1983), 204 Mont. 98, 114, 664 P.2d 303, 312. Consideration of this issue is precluded by the appellant's failure to raise it at the trial court level. Both parties fully briefed and argued this case before the lower court, but the record shows no indication that the appellant attacked the validity of the regulation. As a general rule, this Court will not review issues not raised before the Workers' Compensation Court. Martinez v. Montana Power Co. (Mont. 1989), 779 P.2d 917, 920, 46 St.Rep. 1684, 1687.