Bob Allyn Masonry v. Murphy

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

On his day off, respondent David Murphy, at his employer’s request, delivered equipment from his employer’s construction yard to his employer’s job site. After departing from the job site, he was injured in an automobile accident. In this opinion, we consider whether the injuries of an employee who, like Murphy, is involved in a vehicular accident while on the return journey of a special errand undertaken at the employer’s request, arise out of and in the course of employment, entitling the employee to workers’ compensation benefits.

In so doing, we adopt the…