Pawnee Municipal Hospital v. Cunningham

¶ 1 The facts of this case are essentially undisputed. After assisting in the delivery of a baby in a warm emergency room of the Pawnee Hospital for as long as two hours, Claimant left the emergency room, and, while walking down the hallway toward her office, fainted. There is no dispute that her fall to the floor resulted in serious injuries.

*192¶ 2 The trial judge denied benefits finding that Claimant did not sustain an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of her employment. Upon appeal to a three-judge panel, that decision was reversed and the case was remanded for an award of…