Mark the Mover v. Lancaster

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, the State Board denied the claim on the ground the employee’s injury did not arise out of and in the course of his employment, but the superior court concluded otherwise and reversed. Because there was evidence supporting the State Board’s factual findings, we in turn reverse the superior court’s decision.

Roland Lancaster was employed as an office worker by Mark the Mover, which was owned and operated by his son-in-law, Richard Whitehead. Lancaster’s job duties consisted of answering the telephone, making moving arrangements,…