St. Michael Hospital v. Wright

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellee filed a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits against appellant hospital, her employer, alleging that she had sustained an injury while attempting to move a patient from a stretcher to a bed. The commission found that appellee had sustained a compensable injury to her back. The circuit court affirmed and appellant hospital and its workmen’s compensation carrier appeal. The sole question here is whether there is substantial evidence to support the finding of the commission that claimant was injured in the course of her employment.

Appellants first contend that…