Benson v. Utah Labor Comm'n

¶1 Rodney Benson seeks judicial review of the Labor Commission's decision denying his claim for benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act. We decline to disturb the Commission's decision.

¶2 Benson initially argues that he was constitutionally entitled to a jury trial during the formal adjudicative proceeding before the Labor Commission. However, "[t]he right to jury trial under article I, section 10 [of the Utah Constitution] extends only to actions that were triable to juries when the Constitution was adopted." Jensen v. State Tax Comm'n , 835 P.2d 965 , 969 (Utah 1992). The Labor…