EMERY MIN. CORP. v. DeFRIEZ

No. 19473.

694 P.2d 606 (1984)

EMERY MINING CORPORATION and Energy Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. Tim William DeFRIEZ and the Industrial Commission of Utah, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lloyd, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

Virginius Dabney, Salt Lake City, for defendants.


PER CURIAM

Plaintiffs seek review of an order of the Industrial Commission awarding workmen's compensation benefits to Tim William DeFriez. The specific question presented is whether DeFriez had suffered a compensable "accident" in the course of his employment.

DeFriez was employed by Emery Mining Corporation (hereinafter "Emery") as a mechanic trainee at an underground coal mine. In the early morning of February 9, 1983, DeFriez was asked to change the oil...

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