Kramer v. DeNoyer

Plaintiff appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court which held that defendant was an employer of farm or ranch labor and therefore exempt from coverage under the compensation act. The court ordered the plaintiff’s claim dismissed. Plaintiff assigns as error this finding and the order of dismissal. We reverse.

Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-185 (Supp. 1991), an appellate court may modify, reverse, or set aside the Workers’ Compensation Court’s decision only when(1) the compensation court acted without or in excess of its powers, (2) the judgment, order, or award was procured *806b…