Burdette v. State Compensation Commissioner

Woods, Judge:

Claimant, during his tour of duty and while on the premises occupied by the employer, was knocked unconscious by a blow on the head, and robbed. Compensation was denied him on the ground that the disability was not the result of an injury received in the course of and resulting from his employment. He appeals.

Tbe employer was engaged in tbe construction of a tunnel a short distance above G-anley Bridge, on New River, and by reason thereof occupied a narrow strip of ground (approximately 500 yards long according to a map) at the base of the mountain along New River — between the…