Imperial Palace v. Dawson

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

The Imperial Palace, a self-insured employer, appeals a district court judgment affirming an award of workers’ compensation benefits to Isiah Dawson. Dawson had received a work-related back injury, which was later aggravated by an automobile accident that occurred while he was traveling to a physical therapy treatment. Nominally, this appeal concerns the applicability of the “going-and-coming rule” to these facts. As we perceive it, however, the more significant concern raised by this appeal centers upon how Imperial Palace delayed paying Dawson his…