Lesperance v. Cooper

BAKES, Justice.

Appellant appeals from an Industrial Commission order dismissing his claim for workmen’s compensation. The commission held that the respondent was exempt from workmen’s compensation coverage because his business is an agricultural pursuit.

Before the Industrial Commission, the parties stipulated to a bifurcated procedure wherein the commission would first determine whether the employer’s business was an exempt “agricultural pursuit” under I.C. § 72-212(8),1 then decide other issues in the case, if necessary. The parties then stipulated to the following facts, allowing the…