Cruzan v. City of Paris

KAROHL, Acting Presiding Judge.

City of Paris (City), employer, appeals from Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s (Commission) workers’ compensation award to employee, David Cruzan. City argues the Commission erred in awarding benefits because the evidence compels a finding Cruzan’s accident did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. We affirm.

City employed Cruzan as an electrical lineman. On May 22,1992, in the Gilmore building, which was owned by City, Cruzan was repairing florescent lights when he fell and was injured. One week before Cruzan’s fall, City leased a…