Interstate Truck Service, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Interstate Truck Service, Inc. (Interstate) appeals from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that John L. Bradford, a truck driver, suffered totally disabling injuries while in its employ.

Bradford sustained compound fractures of both legs on May 27, 1972 when he was struck by an automobile while on foot crossing a road in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was returning to his truck from a restaurant at the time of the accident. The compensation authorities determined that he was injured while in the course of his employment. Bradford initially filed a claim…