Johnson v. Stormont Vail Healthcare

No. 120,056 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS MARY L. JOHNSON, Appellee, v. STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE INC., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. To receive a workers compensation award, the law places the burden on the worker to prove that the injury arises out of and in the course of the worker's employment. 2. By law, an accident or injury which arose out of a neutral risk with no particular employment or personal character cannot arise out of and in the course of employment in order to be compensable under the Workers Compensation Act. 3. The question of whether an accident…