Bearshield v. City of Gregory

MORGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit reversing the decision of the Director of the Department of Labor denying death benefits under the worker’s compensation statutes on the grounds that decedent’s death was not “in the course of” his employment. We affirm the judgment of the circuit court and remand the matter to the Department of Labor (Department) for further proceedings.

William Bearshield (decedent) was a police officer for the City of Gregory for four years. On numerous occasions during those four years, his police duties…