Johnson v. Toro Co.

WAHL, Justice.

Toro Company seeks review of a decision of a divided Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals holding, contrary to the determination of the compensation judge, that an injury sustained by employee Carol Johnson arose out of and in the course of her employment. We affirm.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Since 1951, with the exception of a few years, Toro sponsored a dinner for its employees and retired employees shortly before Christmas and also distributed turkeys to its employees. Each employee who was working would receive an envelope containing his paycheck and a computer…