Legal Opinion
Hutchins v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 8, 1983No. C0-82-813, C7-82-887PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
Respondent Evelyn Hutchins, widow of Donald Hutchins, applied for workers’ compensation benefits in Minnesota. Her husband, a trucker and Wisconsin resident, was killed in Wisconsin in the course of his employment. The compensation judge granted the benefits, and relators Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc., and Carriers Insurance Company appealed to the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. The appeals court upheld the decision of the compensation judge, basing the award on the “business localization” test. The appeals court decision was filed and served on June 1,1982.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. District Court of Hennepin CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Aleckson v. Kennedy Motor Sales Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Marrier v. National Painting Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Follese v. Eastern AirlinesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Fuller v. Farmers' Coop. Oil Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
3Cited by1 opinion
- Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Interstate Motor Freight SystemCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986