Mondragon v. A & L Reforestation, Inc.

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. We conclude: (1) there is substantial and competent evidence to support the finding of the Industrial Commission (the Commission) that the employee’s death did not arise out of the course and scope of his employment, (2) the Commission correctly applied the dual purpose doctrine, and (3) the Commission was correct in refusing to apply the remote work site doctrine.

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

A & L Reforestation, Inc. (the employer), a Boise business, plants trees under contract with the U.S. Forest Service. In May 1993, Trinidad…