Ronald Wayne Smith was employed by Modesto High School as a temporary math instructor. In addition, he
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The high school’s math club holds an annual end of year outing. A picnic was scheduled to be held at the Modesto Reservoir. The students invited their math teachers, including Smith, to attend. The food was paid for by math club members’ dues. Smith attended the picnic with his wife and three children. One of the students brought along a windsurfer. Smith watched the students as they used it before and after the picnic. When Smith tried it himself, he fell and was seriously injured. He died shortly thereafter. Mrs. Smith filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, to which the employer objected. Are Smith’s activities at the time of the accident employment related? Smith v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, 191 Cal. App. 3d 127, 236 Cal. Rptr. 248, 1987 Cal. App. Lexis 1587 (Court of Appeal of California)
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