Benally v. Mobil Oil Corp.

Opinion delivered hy

YAZZIE, Chief Justice.

This case is before this Court on appeal from the Shiprock District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellee Mobil Oil Corporation, now known as ExxonMobil Corporation (Mobil). We reverse the district court and remand for further proceedings.

I

On June 30,1998, Appellant Elroy Benally (Benally), employed by Big A Well Service Company (Big A), was injured at Mobil’s Ratherford unit 09-23, an oil well on land leased from the Navajo Nation. Benally elected to receive benefits under the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act, and filed a…