Lassabe v. Simmons Drilling, Inc.

Claimant appeals the order of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying him Workers’ Compensation benefits for injuries he received in an automobile accident. We reverse the order of the Workers’ Compensation Court and remand the case for further proceedings.

Claimant Harold J. Lassabe filed a petition with the Workers’ Compensation Court after Argonaut Insurance Company, the insurer for Simmons Drilling, Inc., denied liability for Lassabe’s injuries and refused to pay benefits to him. Prior to trial, the parties stipulated that the issue of liability on the part of Simmons Drilling would be…