Manpower Temporary Services v. Sioson

HARRIS, Justice.

Is a workers’ compensation insurer required to provide a van (the insurer agrees to convert and equip it) for a worker who became a quadriplegic as a result of injuries sustained on the job? Under the extraordinary circumstances appearing here, we think the industrial commissioner was not incorrect in answering yes. A threshold question is the insurer’s challenge to the statutory avenue chosen to present the key question. Both parties appeal from the district court’s decision on judicial review. That decision allowed most, but not all, the commissioner’s award. We affirm on…