County of Chesterfield v. Johnson

This is an appeal from the Court of Appeals in a worker’s compensation case in which the sole issue was whether the injured worker’s injuries arose out of his employment, within the meaning of the Worker’s Compensation Act (the Act). The Industrial Commission (the Commission) held that the injuries complained of did not arise out of the employment. The Court of Appeals reversed. We granted the appeal because we deem it to be of significant precedential value to determine whether the decision by the Court of Appeals impermissibly blends together the separate and distinct concepts of arising…