Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Shook

McCORMICK, Justice.

The questions here are whether defendant Leland Dale Shook was an employee of plaintiff Caterpillar Tractor Company when he was injured and, if so, whether the injuries occurred during the course of his employment. The industrial commissioner decided these questions in Shook’s favor in holding he was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Upon Caterpillar’s petition for judicial review, the district court reversed on the basis of a negative answer to the first question. Because we believe the industrial commissioner was right, we reverse the district court.

The case was…