BEARSHIELD v. CITY OF GREGORY

No. 12441.

278 N.W.2d 166 (1979)

Velda BEARSHIELD, Special Administratrix of the Estate of William Bearshield, Deceased, Claimant and Respondent, v. CITY OF GREGORY, Employer and Appellant, and St. Paul Insurance Companies, Insurer and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. M. Grossenburg of Day & Grossenburg, Winner, for claimant and respondent.

Gary E. Davis of Johnson, Johnson & Eklund, Gregory, for employer and appellant, and insurer and appellant.


MORGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit reversing the decision of the Director of the Department of Labor denying death benefits under the worker's compensation statutes on the grounds that decedent's death was not "in the course of" his employment. We affirm the judgment of the circuit court and remand the matter to the Department of Labor (Department) for further proceedings.

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