North American Rockwell Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

SELBER, J. *

In this proceeding an employer seeks annulment of an award of workmen’s compensation to an employee who sustained injury when he was struck by the automobile of a coemployee in a parking area provided for the use of employees as they were assisting a third employee to start his stalled vehicle, We granted review to consider the question of whether injury sustained under these circumstances may properly be charged to industry as “arising out of and in the course of employment.” We have reached the conclusion that the injury is compensable and the decision of the appeals…