Jones v. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Opinion

MOON, J.

Fay M. Jones, a pantry worker at the King’s Arms Tavern, seeks reversal of an Industrial Commission decision finding that her injury did not arise out of and was not in the course of her employment. We reverse the decision because we find that even though her activity at the time of injury was personal in nature and even though she had not reported for work, the activity on the premises which precipitated the injury was so incidental to the employment as to be expected of the employee during the course of employment.

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