It found no evidence that Huckaby's failure to wear a seat belt was willful or intentional. It further found the evidence insufficient to prove that if Huckaby had been wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident, this would have prevented the injury. No compensation shall be awarded to the employee . . . The employee's willful misconduct . The employee's willful breach of any reasonable rule or regulation adopted by the employer and brought, prior to the accident, to the knowledge of the employee . . . .
Willful misconduct requires something more than negligence.
It imports a wrongful intention. The employer need not prove that the employee broke the rule purposefully. It is sufficient to show that, knowing the safety rule, the employee intentionally performed the forbidden act. The evidence supports the finding that Huckaby's failure to have his seat belt fastened at the time of the accident was, at most, negligence. No evidence proved that he intentionally failed to fasten his seat belt.