Fairbanks N. Star Bor. v. Rogers & Babler

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the Board’s error in discussing the statutory presumption of compensability was harmless because the presumption “dropped out” of the analysis once the Board found the presumption rebutted
• extending the substantial factor test previously articulated in tort to a workers’ compensation context
• explaining harmless error standard and applying it to Board’s presumption analysis
• “Even if a finding of fact or conclusion of law is erroneous, the mistake is not grounds for reversal if the finding or conclusion is not necessary to the court’s ultimate decision.”
• “Even if a finding of fact or conclusion of law is erroneous, the mistake is not grounds for reversal if the finding or conclusion is not necessary to the court’s ultimate decision.”
• “Even if a finding of fact or conclusion of law is erroneous, the mistake is not grounds for reversal if the finding or conclusion is not necessary to the court's ultimate decision.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).