Glassco v. BELK-TYLER CO. OF GOLDSBORO

HILL, Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether plaintiffs injury by accident arose out of and in the course of her employment, thereby enabling her to recover compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Act. The Commission ruled that the injury by accident did not so arise. We affirm for the reasons that follow.

Plaintiff, a salesperson for defendant at its Berkeley Mall Shopping Center store in Goldsboro, North Carolina, arrived in the mall parking lot at approximately 12:20 p.m. to begin work at 1:00 p.m. She parked her automobile in an area in the mall park ing lot designated…