Pizza Hut of America, Inc. v. Hood

A90A1124.

There is no genuine issue of material fact that the employee’s involvement in the company picnic “arouse out of” and was “in the scope of” his employment. Workers’ compensation should be the exclusive remedy in this case.

Why was young Hood at the park when he drowned? The following is undisputed.

Melvin Hood was a dishwasher, cleaner, odd job performer, and salad bar maintainer at the Pizza Hut restaurant. He drowned at a company picnic. Swimming had not been advertised, but it was permitted.

*114The idea of the picnic was conceived by the area manager. Its purposes were to emphasize to…