Otte v. Langley's Lawn Care, Inc.

CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.

David Otte (claimant) was paralyzed following an automobile accident on June 16, 1995. He filed a workers’ compensation claim against his employer, Langley Lawn Care, Inc. (employer). The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that the accident did not arise in or out of the course of claimant’s employment and denied the claim. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (commission), one commissioner dissenting, reversed the ALJ’s decision and found that the accident did arise in and out of the course of claimant’s employment. The commission found employer liable…