GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER v. Vickers

This case involves a claim for workers’ compensation death benefits and arises out of the death of Kelly Reynolds, which occurred while she was driving home after reporting for work at her employer, Great River Medical Center. Reynolds was the mother of two young children, Savannah and Jade. The claimant in this case is Kimberly Vickers, the administrator of the Kelly Reynolds’s estate.

Background Facts.

Reynolds had been scheduled to work on January 7, 2003, but on the evening of January 6 called in to work to inform management that she was ill and was inquiring about whether she could take a…