Jackson Purchase Medical Associates v. Crossett

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant, Jackson Purchase Medical Associates (“JPMA”), appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals which held that it was liable to pay workers’ compensation to Appellee, Sarah Crossett. JPMA’s sole argument is that the Court of Appeals misapplied the “operating premises” .exception to the “going and coming” rule to find that Crossett was within a common area' of her employer when she slipped and fell. For the -reasons set forth below, we affirm the Court of Appeals.

JPMA leases space within the Lourdes Medical Pavilion in Paducah. The Lourdes Medical Pavilion is an…