McDonald v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Minnesota Supreme Court
McDonald v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 167 N.W.2d 723 (Minn. 1969)
283 Minn. 533; 1969 Minn. LEXIS 1200
Gallagher

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McDonald v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Opinion

Upon Reargument

Per Curiam.

Commissioner Laurence F. Koll was not a member of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission at the time the commission heard this matter on the appeal from the referee’s determination awarding compensation to the employee. The other members of the commission being equally divided, due to the vacancy on the commission, the referee’s determination was affirmed. 1 Since the commission did no actual factfinding because of the vacancy, this court in the interest of justice now remands the matter for reconsideration and a rehearing with full participation by the commission as now constituted. 2

This order is not intended to overrule Barlau v. Minneapolis-Moline P. I. Co. 214 Minn. 564, 9 N. W. (2d) 6, or Nelson v. Creamery Package Mfg. Co. 215 Minn. 25, 9 N. W. (2d) 320, wherein this court established the rule that where one of the members of the commission is incapacitated or disqualified and the others are equally divided in opinion on an appeal from a referee’s decision awarding compensation, an affirmance of the referee’s decision occurs by operation of law.

*534 The opinion filed herein on December 27, 1968, is withdrawn and the foregoing is substituted in its place.

Remanded.

Mr. Justice Frank T. Gallagher took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
1

Cf. Erickson v. Bakke, 253 Minn. 577, 95 N. W. (2d) 656; Armstrong v. City of Rochester, 211 Minn. 613, 299 N. W. 683; 1B Dunnell, Dig. (3 ed.) § 290, and cases cited therein.

2

See, Nierengarten v. State Dept. of Highways, 282 Minn. 231, 163 N. W. (2d) 862.

Reference

Full Case Name
JOHN D. McDONALD v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published