Legal Opinion
Townsend v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 14, 1976No. 45995PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Cueiam.
Dale Townsend seeks reversal of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board that his injuries did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. The board, in rejecting Townsend’s version of events preceding the injury-producing accident, determined that he was on a personal errand at the time it occurred. We affirm.
Townsend’s testimony is that the accident occurred' at approximately 8 a. m. near the intersection of Highway No. 100 and Highway No. 12 in suburban Minneapolis as he was traveling south on Highway No. 100 in his employer’s van on a direct route to an intended…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Ohio Calcium Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Norby v. Arctic Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Andrews v. HossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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