Mission Insurance v. Dundon

Mission Insurance Company (Mission) and Wood Contractors (Wood) seek review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order holding them responsible for claimant’s right knee injury. The issue is whether claimant suffered an aggravation (the responsibility of Mission and Wood) or a new injury (the responsibility of Loggers Assurance Company (Loggers) and Crawford Logging (Crawford)). We hold that Loggers and Crawford are responsible and reverse.

Claimant was originally injured on February 25,1984, while employed by Wood. He was attempting to negotiate a rock face when he slipped and fell down a slope,…