Richmond Memorial Hospital v. Crane

The sole question on appeal is whether the Industrial Commission erred in ruling that the claimant, Billie Alys Crane, suffered an injury by accident “arising out of’ her employment within the meaning of Code § 65.1-7.

The facts are undisputed. Mrs. Crane was employed as a registered nurse in the Labor and Delivery Department of Richmond Memorial Hospital, working the 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift. On July 16, 1979, at approximately 5:15 a.m., she turned in the swivel chair in which she was sitting and stood to walk. She began to walk, “going straight forward,” by taking one uneventful step…