City of Stillwater v. Oliver

KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Judge.

11 Petitioner City of Stillwater (Employer) seeks review of an Order of the Workers' Compensation Court which found that Respondent Seott C. Oliver sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of employment. The trial court abused its discretion and erred as a matter of law in excluding relevant evidence proffered by Employer. Employer's offer of proof, which the trial court refused to hear, indicated the eyewitness testimony would have addressed the issue of whether Oliver in fact engaged in the activity he claimed caused his injury. Employer…