Carberry v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HAVEY, J.A.D.

In this workers’ compensation case, petitioner, a sergeant with respondent New Jersey State Police, on sick leave for a condition not connected with his employment, was required by respondent to be examined by a State Police physician for the purpose of obtaining medical clearance to return to work. On his way home from the doctor’s office petitioner sustained injuries as a result of *116an automobile accident. The judge of compensation concluded that the accident arose out of and in the course of petitioner’s employment because petitioner…