D & C BUILDERS v. Cullinane

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

Appellants appeal from the decision of the district court which granted respondent’s claim for industrial insurance benefits and reversed the decision of the appeals officer. Appellants contend that the district court exceeded its proper scope of review. We disagree and affirm the lower court’s decision.

Respondent Kory Cullinane was an employee of appellant, D & C Builders. On May 25, 1979, he left his employer’s construction site in North Las Vegas with his brother. According to respondent, he planned to purchase special staples needed for the construction…