Peterson v. Safeway Stores

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation act, and from an award in favor of the claimant the respondent and its insurance carrier appeal. Appellants make it clear that they do not contend the claimant did not receive a personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment, but only that such injury was not caused “by accident” within the meaning of G. S. 1935, 44-501, which for our purposes reads:

“If in any employment to which this act applies, personal injury by accident . . . is caused to a workman, his employer…