Chilton v. Bowman Gray School of Medicine

HILL, Judge.

By their first three assignments of error, defendants contend that the Industrial Commission erred in ruling “. . . (a) [t]hat the picnic and attendant activities, in the course of which plaintiff was injured, furthered his employer’s interests, and (b) [t]hat the plaintiff’s injury arose out of and in the course of his employment.”

This case presents a situation which is increasingly appearing in litigation. Employers sponsor or encourage a recreational acitivity during which an employee is injured, and the employee seeks workmen’s compensation. While it is clear that recovery…