Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Hickory Farms of Ohio & Liberty Mutual Insurance

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

The narrow issue in this appeal from the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) is whether the claimant was in the course of her employment under Section 301 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 when she was injured off the premises of her employer. We hold that she was not.

What actually happened is not in dispute. The record shows that claimant was the manager of appellant’s store, located in an enclosed shopping mall. In addition to her supervisory duties, claimant maintained employe work schedules and reports, upon which salaries were based.

Claimant…