Sentara Leigh Hospital v. Nichols

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Sentara Leigh Hospital and the Virginia Insurance Reciprocal (employer) appeal a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding benefits to Vernetta Nichols (employee) for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident while on her way to a job site other than the employer’s premises. The employer raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the commission erred in finding that the employee’s injuries were caused by an accident which arose out of and in the course of her employment; and (2) assuming the commission did not err in deciding that Nichols’ injury was compensable,…