Black v. McDonald's of Layton

Kelly Arlin Black has petitioned this Court for a review of the final order of the Industrial Commission denying him benefits under section 35-1-45 of Utah’s Workmen’s Compensation Act on the ground that Black’s injury did not arise out of or in the course of his employment.

In the summer of 1985, Black was a high school student who worked as a crew trainer for McDonald’s of Layton, a licensee under franchise with the McDonald Corporation. McDonald’s of Layton was one of several McDonald restaurants that had joined a softball league comprised of McDonald stores throughout the Salt Lake,…