Legal Opinion
Kim v. Sportswear
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1990No. Record No. 0094-89-4PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLEMAN, J.
We consider for the first time whether an injury sustained while attending an employer sponsored social or recreational event arises out of and in the course of employment. Code § 65.1-7.
Soon Deuk Lee was fatally injured on December 28, 1988, while attending a company sponsored Korean New Year’s party, 1 when a fellow employee accidentally struck her with his automobile as she exited the door of the garment factory where she worked. Kum Ja Kim, her first cousin and closest relative in the United States, filed a claim with the Industrial Commission on behalf of the decedent’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Jackson v. American Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Ricciardi v. Damar Products Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Brown v. ReedSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Moore's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
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