Battle v. Bryant Electric Company

MALLARD, Chief Judge.

The only question brought forward and presented on this, appeal is whether the Industrial Commission committed error in finding and concluding that the injury to and death of David Daniels arose out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant employer.

“The phrases ‘arising out of’ and ‘in the course of’ the employment are not synonymous, but involve two distinct ideas and impose a double condition, both of which must be satisfied in order to render an injury compensable. The words ‘out of’ refer to the origin or cause of the accident, and an accident arises…