Larsen v. D B Feedyards, Inc.

I agree with the majority that under Nebraska law, it is the nature of the employer’s business, and not the work performed by the employee, that determines whether the employer is exempt from the workers’ compensation laws. See Leppert v. Parker, 218 Neb. 63, 352 N.W.2d 180 (1984). However, I cannot accept the majority’s premise that D B Feedyards was engaged in two separate and distinct enterprises, one agricultural and one commercial, differentiated solely by the ownership of the cattle on feed. Nor can I accept the majority’s decision to determine the applicability of the farm or ranch…