Claim of Bletter v. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.

Appeal from a decision which awarded compensation benefits; appellants employer and carrier contending that claimant’s accidental fall, which they concede occurred in the course of the employment, did not arise out of the employment. Claimant, age 33, was employed as an associate editor of high school textbooks by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., a publisher, which occupied about half of the space in the Harcourt, Brace & World building where claimant was employed. Employees were permitted to take an hour for lunch and either to leave the building or to make use of the company cafeteria. On the…