Legal Opinion

Hill City Trucking v. Christian

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided September 6, 1988No. 1224-86-3PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ON REHEARING EN BANC

MOON, J.

Hill City Trucking, Inc., seeks reversal of an Industrial Commission award providing benefits to Michael Lewis Christian who sustained injuries when he was shot and robbed during the course of his employment.1 Hill City argues that the *80injury did not arise out of Christian’s employment.2 We disagree and affirm the award.

Christian was a long distance truck driver, employed by Hill City of Lynchburg, Virginia. He had hauled loads to the West coast for more than thirteen years. In the early morning of October 16, 1984, while traveling back from California to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Baggett Transportation Co. of Birmingham v. DillonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  2. Conner v. BraggSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  3. Immer and Company v. BrosnahanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  4. R & T INVESTMENTS, LTD. v. JohnsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  5. Southern Motor Lines Co. v. AlvisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hill City Trucking, Inc. v. ChristianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989

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