Legal Opinion
Dykhoff v. Xcel Energy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 26, 2013No. A12-2324PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILDEA, Chief Justice.
Relator Toni Dykhoff fell and dislocated her left patella while attending a required training session at the general office of her employer, Xcel Energy. Dykhoff filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The compensation judge held a hearing, found that Dykhoffs injury did not arise out of and in the course of her employment, and denied Dykhoffs claim. Dykhoff appealed to the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA), which reversed the compensation judge. Because we conclude that the WCCA erred as a matter of law in concluding that Dykhoffs injury was…
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