Chapman v. Beech Aircraft Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is a workers compensation case interpreting the “special hazard” exception to the K.S.A. 44-508(f) “going and coming rule.” Melva Chapman, an employee of Beech Aircraft Corp., was injured while crossing a public street between a company-owned parking lot and the plant where she worked. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) entered a workers compensation award, determining that Chapman’s injuries arose out of and in the course of her employment. The Workers Compensation Board (Board) reversed the ALJ’s findings. The Court of Appeals reversed…