Opinion ID: 874502
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: Although this Court will set aside the Commission's order if it is not supported by the record, this Court will not overrule the Commission's findings solely on the ground that it might have reached a different conclusion. Folks v. Moscow Sch. Dist. 281, 129 Idaho 833, 836, 933 P.2d 642, 645 (1997). When this Court reviews a decision from the Commission, it is limited to reviewing questions of law. Idaho Const. art. V, § 9; Teevan v. Office of the Attorney Gen., Natural Res. Div., State of Idaho, 130 Idaho 79, 82, 936 P.2d 1321, 1324 (1997). This Court will disturb the Commission's findings of fact only where they are not supported by substantial and competent, even if conflicting, evidence. Id. (citations omitted). Substantial and competent evidence is relevant evidence which a reasonable mind might accept to support a conclusion. Oxley v. Medicine Rock Specialties, Inc., 139 Idaho 476, 479, 80 P.3d 1077, 1080 (2003). It is more than a scintilla of proof, but less than a preponderance. Jensen v. City of Pocatello, 135 Idaho 406, 412, 18 P.3d 211, 217 (2000). The substantial and competent evidence standard is also equivalent to the clearly erroneous standard of I.R.C.P. 52(a). Teevan, 130 Idaho at 82, 936 P.2d at 1324. Whether a claimant voluntarily quit her job for good cause in connection with employment is a question of fact. Id. This Court will not disturb the Commission's factual findings that are supported by substantial and competent evidence. Id. All facts and inferences will be viewed in the light most favorable to the party who prevailed before the Commission and the Commission's conclusions regarding credibility and weight of evidence will not be disturbed unless the conclusions are clearly erroneous. Neihart v. Universal Joint Auto Parts, Inc., 141 Idaho 801, 802-03, 118 P.3d 133, 134-35 (2005).