Young v. Taylor-White, LLC

OPINION

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR. and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ., joined.

We granted review in this workers’ compensation case to determine whether the trial court erred in awarding benefits to an employee injured while attending an employer-sponsored company picnic. After reviewing the evidence and applicable authority, we conclude that the employee’s injury did not occur in the course of her employment and therefore is not compen-sable under the workers’ compensation law. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

Phyllis A. Young (‘Young”) filed a…