Jensen v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Defendants appeal by leave granted from the September 28, 1981, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) which affirmed a referee’s award of disability compensation benefits to plaintiff.

Simply, the facts are that plaintiff, a Wisconsin resident, signed an employment contract to become an agent for Prudential in Escanaba, Michigan. The contract was subject to approval by Prudential’s office in Minnesota, therefore, making Minnesota the locus of the contract.

On August 27, 1976, plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident in Wisconsin while delivering an insurance contract.…