Claim of Giliotti v. Hoffman Catering Co.

If the act of the decedent in going to his room, removing the garb he was required to wear in the course of his employment and putting on his street clothes preparatory to going home, was a purely personal act unrelated to his employment, then his accidental death did not arise out of or occur in the course of his employment. If, on the other hand, his employment did not cease when his actual work in the kitchen ended, but continued until such a time as he had had a fair opportunity to leave his employer’s premises, then this award should be affirmed.

Decedent was told by his employer at…