Henriksen v. Younglove Construction

TERNUS, Justice.

Appellant, Arthur J. Henriksen, was injured on a job site in Nebraska while working for his Iowa employer, Younglove Construction, appellee. The industrial commissioner dismissed Henriksen’s petition for Iowa workers’ compensation benefits, concluding that Iowa had no jurisdiction of Hen-riksen’s claim even though Henriksen was domiciled in Iowa. The district court upheld this determination. We think Henriksen’s Iowa domicile was sufficient under Iowa Code section 85.71(1) (1989) to confer subject matter jurisdiction upon the Iowa industrial commissioner. Therefore, we reverse.