Minnesota Supreme Court, 1990

Bradford v. Bureau of Engraving

Minnesota Supreme Court · Decided August 31, 1990 · Keith

459 N.W.2d 697; 1990 Minn. LEXIS 268; 1990 WL 127233 (North Western Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

William H. Getts, William H. Getts, P.A., Minneapolis, for relator., Dani Shimon, Larson, Heck & Klimek, Minneapolis, for Bureau of Engraving, et al., Randall Sayers, Hanson, Dordell & Bradt, St. Paul, for Group Health, Inc., Michael Aafedt, Gilmore, Delampert, Aafedt & Forde, Minneapolis, for Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., et al., John Roff, Claims Supervisor DCA, Inc., Minnetonka, for Graphic Communications, et al.

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Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals affirming a compensation judge’s denial of benefits but reversing, by majority decision, an award of attorney fees.

The relator challenges the finding that she failed to give the employer timely notice of her injury within the statutory period. No purpose would be served in restating the facts involved in this appeal. It is sufficient, that upon a careful review of the proceedings herein, it is the opinion of this court that the finding pertaining to statutory notice is not manifestly contrary to the evidence in view of the entire record as submitted. Hengemuhle v. Long Prairie Jaycees, 358 N.W.2d 54 (Minn. 1984).

The relator also challenges the Workers’ Compensation Court reversal of *698an award of Edquist1 fees, an issue neither raised at the compensation hearing level nor addressed by any of the parties on appeal to the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. Generally, the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals review is limited to the issues raised by the parties. Ruether v. State of Minnesota, Mankato State University, 455 N.W.2d 475, 479 (Minn. 1990); Minn.Stat. § 176.421, subd. 6 (1988). The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals’ reversal of the award of Ed-quist fees is therefore reversed, and the compensation judge’s award of Edquist fees is reinstated.

Relator is awarded $400 in attorney fees on appeal.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part.

. Edquist v. Browning-Ferris, 380 N.W.2d 787 (Minn. 1986).

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