Colvin v. Industrial Indemnity

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board. We affirm.

Claimant worked as a paralegal for a firm of approximately 50 lawyers. In 1978 she suffered a low back injury while attending a firm picnic at the home of one of the firm’s partners. The picnic began during working hours and continued until late in the night. The accident took place between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., after normal working hours. She fell on stairs that had been made slippery by water tracked in from the swimming pool. No one saw her fall, but she told Kreft, the firm’s senior paralegal, about her…