Lundgaard v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ETC.

Scott, Justice.

Relator, Martha Lundgaard, seeks review of a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission denying her benefits upon a finding that injuries she sustained in 1 an automobile accident were not work-related. The issue is whether the employee comes within an exception to the rule denying benefits for injuries sustained while traveling to and from a work situs. We reverse the commission’s finding that the occurrence did not come within any exception.

Ms. Lundgaard was trained as a nurse anesthetist. She was employed by the Minnesota Department of Health in 1956 and began giving…