Legal Opinion
Brown v. Arrowhead Tree Service, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 15, 1983No. C9-82-972PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Justice.
By writ of certiorari, Steve Mark Brown, relator-employee, seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals decision denying him recovery for injuries sustained by him when he fell from a tree. The court of appeals found that relator’s injuries arose outside the scope of his employment because the act giving rise to the injuries had been expressly prohibited by the employer. We affirm.
On May 7, 1980, the employee was the foreman of a brushing crew for Arrowhead Tree Service, Inc. (Arrowhead). Arrowhead was clearing brush and trees on a powerline right-of-way for its…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Olson v. Robinson, Straus & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Prentice v. Twin City Wholesale GrocerySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Bartley v. C-H Riding Stables, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Walsh v. Chas. Olson & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. Husky Terminal Restr., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1988
- Brown v. Arrowhead Tree Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Smith v. Husky Terminal Restr., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1988