Legal Opinion

Layton v. Labor Commission

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided April 18, 2019No. 20180074-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

Judge Ryan M. Harris authored this Opinion, in which Judges Michele M. Christiansen Forster and Jill M. Pohlman concurred.

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge:

¶1 In administrative proceedings before the Labor Commission of Utah (the Commission), James B. Layton sought workers compensation benefits for lower back problems that he attributes to four separate workplace incidents, all of which occurred while he was employed by Winkel Distributing Company (Winkel). The Commission awarded Layton benefits for the first three incidents, but it denied benefits for the fourth (the 2015 Incident). In denying the fourth claim, the Commission determined that Layton had not proved that his injuries were legally caused by the 2015 Incident. Layton…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Allen v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Nyrehn v. Industrial Com'n of UtahCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
  3. Danny's Drywall v. Labor CommissionCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  4. Cook v. Labor CommissionCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
  5. Murray v. Labor CommissionCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2012

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