Aldridge v. Foil Motor Company

In Burnett v. Paint Co., 216 N.C. 204, 4 S.E. 2d 507, 172 A.L.R. 378, it was held that if an employee of a business coming within the purview of the Workmen’s Compensation Act is injured while performing work for the private and personal benefit of his employer, which work is unrelated in character or location to the business of the employer, he is not entitled to compensation under the Act. In that case, Mrs. Lipe, the employer, was the sole proprietor of a paint and decoration shop at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville where Burnett worked as janitor and delivery boy. His salary, paid entirely…