Bell v. Tri-Lakes Services

JOHN B. ROBBINS, Judge.

Dayne Bell was employed by appel-lee Tri-Lakes Services when he died in a motor-vehicle accident on August 30, 1999. Dayne’s parents, appellants Bobby Bell and Vanessa Walker, filed a workers’ compensation claim seeking medical and funeral expenses. After a hearing, the Commission found that Dayne’s death was not compensable because they failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Dayne was performing employment services at the time of the fatal accident. The appellants argue that this ruling was erroneous. We agree, and we reverse and remand for an award of…