Davis v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This is an appeal by the State Accident Insurance Fund from an order of the circuit court reversing both the Workmen’s Compensation Board and the hearing officer’s determination that the respondent’s injuries did not arise out of and in the course of her employment.

The facts are undisputed and indeed were stipulated to by the parties. No other testimony was received before either the hearing officer or the circuit court.

Respondent was employed by the St. Martin Extension Care Center as a nurses’ aide, five days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. On October 15, 1971, the appellant, State Accident…