Shuler v. Tri-County Electric Co-Op, Inc.

Frederick D. Shuler filed this action alleging entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits. Shuler appeals the circuit court’s ruling he was not an employee of Tri-County Electric Co-op, Inc. (the Co-op) and therefore not entitled to coverage. We affirm.

FACTS

The Co-op is a rural electric cooperative. 1 Shuler served on the Co-op’s Board of Trustees. Shuler requested authorization from the Co-op to attend the annual convention of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Dallas. Although Shuler’s attendance was not mandatory, and he was not a voting delegate at the meeting, the…