Thake v. Backhauls, Inc.

345 N.W.2d 745 (1984)

Kenneth V. THAKE, Relator,

v.

BACKHAULS, INCORPORATED and Aetna Life & Casualty, Respondent.

No. C7-83-396.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 16, 1984.

Gary E. Stoneking, Hvass, Weisman, & King, Minneapolis, for relator.

Peter J. Pustorino, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.

SIMONETT, Justice.

An employee seeks review of a split decision of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals denying his claim for compensation on the grounds that the employee's intoxication was the proximate cause of his injuries. We affirm.

The…