Court Opinion

ID: 9509959
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 21:51:04.34557+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:07:55.048536
License: Public Domain

CHIEF JUSTICE TURNAGE
dissenting:
I join the dissenting opinion of Justice Erdmann.
The result of the maj ority opinion will effect a disservice to working men and women in Montana who have the misfortune of suffering an on-the-job injury, preventing them, for a limited time, from performing regular employment but allowing performance of lighter employment for a reasonable period.
An employer who has concern for his employees and is willing to create a light-duty job for them, out of concern for the employees’ welfare, is now faced with perhaps unintended but nevertheless serious legal consequences because of an effort to voluntarily benefit an employee.