Union Camp Corporation v. Blackmon

HARWOOD, Justice.

The question presented on this review is whether an employee is entitled to compensation under our Workmen’s Compensation Act where he is injured during an allowable lunch break where the injury occurs away from his work site, but during the time allowed for the lunch break, the workman being “on call” during the lunch break, and wages being paid during such break.

The Circuit Court adjudged that under such circumstances the workman (or his surviving widow) was entitled to the benefits provided under our workmen’s compensation law, and that the workman’s injuries occurred in…