Matter of Martin v. Plaut

Claimant, employed as a cook, was injured when she fell as she turned suddenly to pick up some of her clothes while dressing one morning in a bedroom furnished in her employer’s home for her use. What caused her to fall she could not say unless it was the quickness of her movement. She had just left her bed and was dressing to go out and do her work. She was not conscious of having tripped over anything. Under the terms of her employment she slept and had her breakfast in the. home hut went out for lunch and dinner.

Upon these facts, which are not in dispute, we must determine whether her…