Plaintiff Applequist had a lengthy career in sales and event marketing spanning from California to..

Plaintiff Applequist had a lengthy career in sales and event marketing spanning from California to Nevada and most recently in Mississippi and Alabama. In 2003, she moved from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she had worked as a casino host for Grand Casino Biloxi, to become an executive host for Pearl River Resort (PRR) in Choctaw, Mississippi. She worked for PRR in this role from July 2003 to December 31, 2009. Applequist was tasked with generating gaming revenues by building the casinos client base. She also promoted shows, concerts, tournaments, lunches, dinners, parties, and other
Plaintiff Applequist had a lengthy career in sales and event marketing spanning from California to Nevada and most recently in Mississippi and Alabama. In 2003, she moved from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she had worked as a casino host for Grand Casino Biloxi, to become an executive host for Pearl River Resort (PRR) in Choctaw, Mississippi. She worked for PRR in this role from July 2003 to December 31, 2009. Applequist was tasked with generating gaming revenues by building the casinos client base. She also promoted shows, concerts, tournaments, lunches, dinners, parties, and other events to the casinos existing and prospective clients. Her job required plenty of travel and making cold calls. On January 23, 2010, she traveled to three new Alabama bingo facilities to survey them. Applequist had only lived in the area a few weeks, so she asked her sistera long-time residentto accompany her. The last hall they visited that night was Bama Bingo. Applequist testified that after surveying Bama Bingo, they left around 4 a.m. While driving home in a rain storm, their car hit a 400-pound wild hog. Both Applequist and her sister, who was driving, were injured and hospitalized for several days. While in the hospital, Applequist reported the accident to PRR. She wore a back brace for ninety days and worked from home and by phone while recovering from her injuries. She continued to work for PRR as off-property director of player development until September 2011, when she was let go by the casino. She later filed for workerscompensation benefits. An administrative law judge (ALJ) heard the workers compensation claim and found Applequist was returning home from conducting a work-related market survey when the wreck happened and was in the course and scope of her employment with PRR when injured. The Commission affirmed the ALJs finding of compensability and awarded her benefits. PRR and its carrier appealed. Was plaintiff acting in the course and scope of her employment at the time she was injured? Why or why not? [Choctaw Resort Dev. Enter. v. Applequist, 161 So. 3d 1134 (Miss. Court of Appeals, 2015)].