Brown v. Quik Trip Corp.

LARSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court affirming the workers’ compensation commissioner’s denial of benefits in a “mental/mental” injury case. We vacate the ruling of the court of appeals, reverse the judgment of the district court, and remand to the workers’ compensation commissioner.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Toby Brown was an employee of Quik Trip Corporation, working at a gas station/convenience store. In the early morning of January 18, 1994, he was working alone, finishing the night shift, when an altercation broke out among customers. One of the…