Reeves v. Equipment Service Industries, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an appeal by the employer, Equipment Service Industries, Inc., and its insurance carrier, The Trinity Companies, from the judgment of the district court awarding compensation to the claimant, Clifford C. Reeves. Reeves claims that he was injured at work, but his employer and the insurer argue that his injuries resulted from a fight with a co-employee later that night after work. The administrative law judge denied compensation, finding that the injury resulted from the fight and not during employment; the director of the division…