Cole v. Town & Country Exteriors

CRANE, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant Walter Cole, Jr. appeals from the final award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirming the award of the Administrative Law Judge (AU) denying compensation because the injury did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. Claimant asserts the Commission erred in making its award. He contends that the injuries he suffered while a passenger in a fellow employee’s truck while on his way to work arose out of and in the course of his employment with Town & Country Exteriors.

Claimant alleged he suffered accidental…