Barnett v. Britling Cafeteria Co.

ANDERSON, C.' L

It is undisputed that the plaintiff was an employee of the defendant at the time of her injury and was within the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code 1923, §§ 7534-7597), but the controverted question is, Was she acting within the line and scope of her employment at the time she was injured?

The proof shows that she sustained her injury by slipping on the sidewalk immediately in front of the defendant’s place of business and while on her way to report for duty and just before entering the way used by all employees for the purpose of discharging the duties to which they were…