Opinion ID: 2639255
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Whether an injury arose out of and in the course of employment is a question of fact to be decided by the Commission. Freeman v. Twin Falls Clinic and Hosp., 135 Idaho 36, 13 P.3d 867 (2000); Kessler v. Payette County, 129 Idaho 855, 934 P.2d 28 (1997). Where there is some doubt whether the accident in question arose out of and in the course of employment, the matter will be resolved in favor of the worker. Id. The Commission's findings shall not be disturbed by this Court unless such findings are erroneous as a matter of law, i.e., are unsupported by clear and substantial evidence. I.C. § 72-732; Green v. Columbia Foods, Inc., 104 Idaho 204, 657 P.2d 1072 (1983). Substantial and competent evidence is relevant evidence that would be accepted by a reasonable mind as adequate to support a conclusion. Berglund v. Potlatch Corp., 129 Idaho 752, 754, 932 P.2d 875, 877 (1996). Over the Commission's conclusions of law, the Court exercises free review. IDAHO CONST. Art. 5, § 9; Murray-Donahue v. Nat'l Car Rental Licensee Ass'n, 127 Idaho 337, 339-40, 900 P.2d 1348, 1349-50 (1995). Our task on appeal is to review whether the Industrial Commission properly applied the law to the facts of the case when it concluded that Cheung's accident arose out of and in the course of her employment. Morgan v. Columbia Helicopters, Inc., 118 Idaho 347, 350, 796 P.2d 1020, 1023 (1990).