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POLK COUNTY v. STEINBACH

No. 84-1805.

374 N.W.2d 250 (1985)

POLK COUNTY, Iowa, Appellee, v. Lavern STEINBACH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing October 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Jayne, Des Moines, for appellant.

James A. Smith, Co. Atty., and Charles R. Montgomery, Asst. Co. Atty., for appellee.

Lee H. Gaudineer of Austin & Gaudineer, Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa State Ass'n of Counties.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and McCORMICK, LARSON, CARTER, and WOLLE, JJ.

McCORMICK, Justice.

We hold that a person who participates in a county work program to repay the county for general relief assistance may be an employee of the county for workers' compensation purposes. Respondent Lavern Steinbach was injured while working to repay Polk County for a $75 rent voucher. The county denied he was an employee, and he initiated claim proceedings. The industrial commissioner awarded him benefits, and the county petitioned for judicial review...

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