Campbell v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

This is a review of an Industrial Commission award for a compensable claim against an employer. The problem arises out of the fact that the employee was injured when he was on a trip that had both a personal and a business purpose. The award was based upon the finding of the administrative law judge that the employee was within the course of his employment at the time he was injured. We find that he was not, and we set aside the award.

J.D. Campbell owns and resides on a small ranch located about thirty miles from downtown Phoenix. He also has a water company, a…