Arends v. Dacotah Cement

[¶ 25.] Although I fully recognize that this Court is obligated to liberally construe coverage in workers’ compensation cases, the majority opinion simply goes too far. See Mattis v. Weaver Electric, Inc., 2000 SD 150, ¶ 8, 619 N.W.2d 526, 528; Fair-cloth v. Raven Indus., Inc., 2000 SD 158, ¶ 16, 620 N.W.2d 198, 203. During his first deposition, Dr. Seeman testified that Arends’ job was a contributing cause of his knee injury, not a major contributing cause.1 Next, on May 18, 2000, his second *590deposition took place where counsel for the claimant led the good doctor through these troubled…