Waycott v. Beneficial Corp.

DELAHANTY, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation case, the single issue for our consideration is whether, absent extenuating circumstances, an injury sustained off the employer’s premises during lunchtime constitutes an injury arising out of and in the course of employment. By a decree entered May 17, 1978, the Industrial Accident Commission 1 found such an injury to be within the reach of 39 M.R.S.A. § 51 and awarded compensation to Sonja Waycott for four months of total incapacity. Her employer, Beneficial Corporation (Beneficial), appeals this decision via a pro forma decree of the…