Thake v. Backhauls, Inc.

SIMONETT, Justice.

An employee seeks review of a split decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals denying his claim for compensation on the grounds that the employee’s intoxication was the proximate cause of his injuries. We affirm.

The known facts are not in serious dispute. Employee Kenneth V. Thake was employed as a dispatcher by respondent Backhauls, Incorporated. He worked at the Backhauls building on the east side of Concord Boulevard in St. Paul. On December 19, 1980, during the noon hour, the employee went with Merlin Clausen, the general manager and part owner of the…