Chicot Memorial Hospital v. Veazey

George K. Cracraft, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether an injury sustained by a worker riding in a private automobile while going home from work is a compensable one where the employer pays a portion of the travel expense. The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that it was. We do not agree.

The facts material to our decision are not in dispute. The appellee, a resident of the City of McGehee, was employed by the appellant Chicot Memorial Hospital in Lake Village as a medical records clerk. Her mother, a licensed practical nurse, was also employed at the…