Van Duzee v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

NELSON, Presiding Judge.

On November 28, 1973, petitioner Arnold Van Duzee (Van Duzee) was employed as a sprinkler apprentice by respondent, National Turf & Lawn Sprinkler Company, fitting and placing pipe for automatic lawn sprinkling systems. On that date, as Van Duzee was performing his assigned duties, a pickup truck passed his job site. As it did, a co-employee of Van Duzee, Phillip Rohe, made an obscene gesture at the passengers of the truck. The truck proceeded down the road a short distance, then returned to the job site. The occupants of the truck exited and words were then…