Chapman v. Beech Aircraft Corp.

Sanders, J.:

Melva Chapman appeals the Workers Compensation Board’s (Board) finding that her injuries did not arise out of and in the course of her employment with Beech Aircraft Corporation (Beech).

The facts are not disputed. Chapman was injured while going to work as she crossed, on foot, a busy public street (Central Street) in Wichita, Kansas. The street runs between the Beech’s company-owned parking lot and the aircraft plant where Chapman worked. Beech owns all of the property on the south side of Central where the parking lot is located for a distance of about one mile. The majority of…