Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane v. Tornillo

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

We granted certiorari to decide whether an injury sustained by an outside sales representative while driving home from the office arose “out of and in the course of employment” under the Workers’ Compensation Act when the injured employee was required by his employer to have the car for use on the job during the work day.

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The facts of this case are few, simple, and undisputed. Since 1959, John Tornillo had worked as a passenger sales representative for the Italian air carrier, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane (Alitalia).1 Tornillo sold tours and travel packages to travel…