Receveur Construction Co. v. Rogers

OPINION OF THE COURT

This matter is before the Court as an appeal by the employer from an opinion of the Court of Appeals affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board). The Board’s opinion upheld the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) finding that Rogers’ death was work-related and, therefore, that an award of survivor’s benefits to the widow was warranted.

The issue herein concerns whether the worker’s death occurred during the course and scope of his employment, and requires application of the “going and coming” rule and its exceptions.

The record reflects that the…