McGee v. Panhandle Technical Systems, Inc.

Colwell, D. J.,

Retired.

The defendants, Panhandle Technical Systems, Inc. (Panhandle), and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Continental Insurance Company, appeal from an award by a three-judge panel of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court in favor of the plaintiff, Richard L. McGee, for injuries received in an auto accident in Utah. The main issue is whether the injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment with Panhandle, a family-owned Nebraska corporation. Plaintiff and his wife, Barbara, each owned one-half of the corporate stock.

After the one-judge hearing, on…