Olde South Custom Landscaping, Inc. v. Mathis

Ruffin, Judge.

Derrick Mathis filed this workers’ compensation claim against his employer Olde South Custom Landscaping, Inc. (“Olde South”) and its insurer, CIGNA Insurance Company (“CIGNA”), for injuries he sustained when he stopped to assist stranded motorists he encountered while performing employment duties for Olde South. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) declined to award Mathis benefits; finding that his “injuries did not arise out of his employment, but out of a deviation from it.” The appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (“appellate division”) reversed,…