North American Training Academy v. Grooms

BARFIELD, Judge.

The employer/carrier appeals a final workers’ compensation order. The question before us on this appeal is whether the deputy erred in finding that the death of Aubura G. Grooms arose out of and in the course of his employment. We hold that the deputy did not err and affirm.

There is competent substantial evidence in the record to support the finding of the deputy that the decedent was en route from his own home to the house of a prospective client of his employer for a sales interview. A substantial part of the service provided to the employer by its salespeople was the travel…