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Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-706 (2026)

Repealed

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TITLE 39. LABOR

CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Part 7. Compensation and Benefits Generally

Repealed

39-71-706. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 464, L. 1987.

History: (1), (2), (4)En. Sec. 16, Ch. 96, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 100, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 196, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2920, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 121, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 177, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 2920, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 213, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 230, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 7, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 48, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 38, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 253, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 234, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 162, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 149, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 207, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 140, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 204, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 386, L. 1975; Sec. 92-709, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 16, Ch. 96, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 2922, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2922, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 92-711, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 92-709(part), 92-711.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1982–1996 · leading case: Ryles v. Springhill Ranch Eggs, 806 P.2d 525 (Mont. 1991).
Ryles v. Springhill Ranch Eggs, 806 P.2d 525 (Mont. 1991). · cites it 10× “Whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred in finding claimant 30% permanently partially disabled pursuant to § 39-71-706, MCA (1983). 2. Whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred in allowing defendant credit for permanent partial benefits paid claimant from May 23, 1984,…”
McDanold v. B.N. Transp., Inc., 679 P.2d 1188 (Mont. 1984). · cites it 2× “In contrast, Section 39-71-706 (former 92-709) provides for applying the percentage of disability in determining the number of weeks of compensation under the indemnity alternative, where injury is less than total loss of a scheduled member, or where the injury is a “whole man”…”
Hartman v. Staley Cont'l, 768 P.2d 1380 (Mont. 1989). · cites it 8× “The specific statute pertaining to Hartman's type of permanent partial injury is § 39-71-706, MCA (1985). This statute provides in pertinent part that [i]n all other cases of permanent injury less than total not included in the schedule provided for in XX-XX-XXX, the…”
Stuker v. Stuker Ranch, 822 P.2d 105 (Mont. 1991). · cites it 3× “Section 39-71-706, MCA (1985), “[p]rovides for applying the percentage of disability in determining the number of weeks of compensation under the indemnity alterna *99 tive, where injury is less than total loss of a scheduled member, or where the injury is a ‘whole man’ injury…”
Brewington v. Birkenbuel, Inc., 723 P.2d 938 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 2× “Jack Brewington appeals a Workers' Compensation Court order which ruled that he is permanently partially disabled and awarded him 400 weeks of indemnity benefits under § 39-71-706, MCA. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the lower court erred in ruling that appellant is not…”
Burglund v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins., 927 P.2d 1006 (Mont. 1996). · cites it 3× “Indemnity benefits are based upon the schedule of injuries set forth in § 39-71-705, MCA (1983).”
Van Daveer v. Stauffer Chem. Co., 657 P.2d 1142 (Mont. 1982). · cites it 3× “Section 39-71-706, MCA. Taking into account that there is a different Workers’ Compensation judge now sitting than the one who heard and determined this case, it appears quite unnecessary to me to remand this case to the Workers’ Compensation judge for what will be a ministerial…”
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