Doctors Hospital of Jackson, Inc. v. Becker

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

Mrs. Jeffie Miles Becker, appellee, filed her claim for workmen’s compensation benefits against Doctors Hospital of Jackson, Inc., for injuries resulting from a fall in a hospital corridor. The Workmen’s Compensation Commission, upholding its attorney-referee’s order, awarded claimant total permanent disability benefits, and the Circuit Court for the First Judicial District of Hinds County affirmed.

Although it is a close issue on the facts, the Commission had substantial evidence to support its finding that the injury arose out of and in the course of employment. Mrs.…