Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Chesnut

OPINION

PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the claimant was severely injured in an automobile accident while going to work. Three co-workers who were occupants of the car were killed; their cases are companion cases to this one and the disposition of this case controls theirs. The four cases were consolidated for trial purposes only, and, based on a jury verdict, judgment was entered for the claimants and the insurer appeals. We affirm.

The principal question on appeal is whether the injuries were sustained in the course of employment within the meaning of…