Legal Opinion
Lakeside Casino v. Blue
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 9, 2007No. 03-1221PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Dana Blue, injured her foot when she stumbled on her employer’s stairs as she returned to work from a break. The Workers’ Compensation Commissioner awarded benefits to Blue for her injury, concluding her work subjected her to the inherently dangerous activity of traversing stairs. On judicial review, the district court rejected the Commissioner’s conclusion that stairs are inherently dangerous and reversed the award of benefits, stating Blue’s injury coincidentally occurred at work and was not compensable. Blue has appealed this decision. Upon our…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Mycogen Seeds v. SandsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
- Dunlavey v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1995
- McIlravy v. North River Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Finch v. Schneider Specialized Carriers, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2005
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3Cited by47 opinions
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