Donahue v. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.

Worker's compensation - benefits are awarded to employees only for injuries which arise both out of and in the course of the employment. Indiana Code section 22-3-2-2; Slinkard v. Extruded Alloys, (1971) 150 Ind.App. 479, 277 N.E.2d 176. Indeed, the claimant must show a causal connection between the employment and the injury in order for the injury to be received in the course of the employment. - Bowling v. Fountain County Highway Department, (1981) Ind.App., 428 N.E.2d 80; Slinkard.

Whether or not an injury arises in the course of the employment ordinarily is a question of fact to be…