Drake v. Industrial Commission of Utah

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• explaining that appellate courts reverse an administrative agency's findings of fact \only if the findings are not supported by substantial evidence\
• recognizing “that the legal effect of . . . facts is the province of the appellate courts, and no deference need be given a trial court’s resolution of such questions of law” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• analyzing a mixed question and stating that \the legal standard is one that conveys a measure of discretion to [the Commission] when applying that standard to a given set of facts\ (alterations in original) (emphasis added) (internal quotation marks omitted)
• analyzing a mixed question and stating that “the legal standard is one that conveys a measure of discretion to [the Commission] when applying that standard to a given set of facts” (alterations in original) (emphasis added) (internal quotation marks omitted)
• an employee should show that the activity was undertaken for the benefit and \under the direction\ of the employer as evidence of a special mission
• an employee should show that the activity was undertaken for the benefit and “under the direction” of the employer as evidence of a special mission

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