Burnett v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

OPINION

BROOKS, Presiding Judge.

This is a special action review of an Industrial Commission award denying a widow’s claim for benefits. The deceased employee was killed during an altercation with a customer. The central issue is whether the employee had abandoned his employment by violating store policy concerning disorderly customers. We set aside the award because regardless of fault, Burnett remained within the course of his employment.

Bruno Burnett worked for the Circle K Corporation as a clerk in a convenience store in Winslow, Arizona. After his death, his widow filed a claim for…