Hill City Trucking, Inc. v. Christian

The sole issue in this appeal is whether, for the purposes of coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Act, an employee’s injury arose out of his employment.

The history of this case involves a procedural marathon. Suffice it to say, however, that in an appeal to the Court of Appeals from an unfavorable decision by the full Industrial Commission, the employer, Hill City Trucking, Inc., and its workers’ compensation insurer, New Hampshire Indemnity Company, Inc. (Hill City), were unable to convince the Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, that an assault upon one of its truck drivers did not…