Meyer v. IBP, Inc.

CADY, Justice.

In this appeal from a decision by the workers’ compensation commissioner denying benefits to the claimant, the parties dispute whether the injury arose out of and in the course of employment. The district court reversed the commissioner’s decision, and the court of appeals reversed the district court. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals, reverse the district court judgment, and remand to the commissioner for further proceedings.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

Jerry Meyer obtained employment at an IBP plant in Waterloo through a staffing agency called Advance…