Brady Memorial Home v. Hantke

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this appeal we hold that a worker’s compensation claimant failed to establish that her employment was a major contributing cause of her injury. The South Dakota Department of Labor originally denied Irene Hantke’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The circuit court reversed Department’s decision and Brady Memorial Home and its insurer, Presentation Sisters Workers’ Compensation Trust (collectively referred to as Brady Home), appeal. We reverse.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] On March 21, 1996, while working as a registered nurse at Brady Home, Hantke experienced back pain…