Giracelli v. Franklin Cleaners & Dyers, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered bjr

Brogan, Chief Justice.

The writ was allowed to review a judgment of the Pleas affirming an award made by the Bureau in a compensation case. The petitioner, a young lady employed by the respondent corporation (a cleaning and dye ing company) and actually in charge of one of its branch stores at the time of the happening, was the victim of a brutal, criminal attack by a customer. The critical question is whether the injury by accident arose “out of” the employment.

The employer contends that the petitioner’s injuries resulted from “a non-compensable…