Austin v. Highway 15 Water Users Ass'n

Judith Rogers, Judge.

The appellant, Wilma Jean Austin, appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, which held that she had failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the decedent suffered a compensable injury as a result of his work for the appellee, Highway 15 Water Users Association. We find there is substantial evidence to support the Commission’s decision and accordingly affirm.

The record reveals that Hulon Rupert Austin, the decedent, was a supervisor for the appellee. His job duties included checking wells, checking oil in pumps, setting water meters,…