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SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD

Docket No. S.F. 24758.

40 Cal.3d 345 (1985)

708 P.2d 673

220 Cal. Rptr. 94

SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and JOANNE SMYTH, Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

November 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Mullen & Filippi, James T. Ponzio and Karen M. Land for Petitioner.

Warren L. Hanna, Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen, Grancell, Grancell & Marshall, Angel Barnes, Parker & Dally, Joan E. Partritz, Twohy, Darneille & Frye, D. Lachlan Taylor, Kevin R. Twohy, Allen, Rhodes & Sobelsohn, Donald W. McVey, Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Raymond W. Haworth, Richard A. Krimen, Michael J. Brodie, Arthur Hershenson, Fernando Da Silva, Gary J. Lee and Jeffrey A. Rosen as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Fowler & Ball and Robert A. Fowler for Respondents.

Barry J. Williams, Airola, Williams & Dietrich, Raymond L. Hansen, Donald C. Green, Sue Gouge and Green & Azevedo as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent Smyth.

OPINION

KAUS, J.*

The Workers' Compensation Act (Lab. Code, § 3201 et seq.) establishes the liability of an employer "for any injury sustained by his or her employees arising out of and in the course of the employment." Almost 70 years ago, we adopted the "going and coming rule" as an aid in determining whether an injury occurred in the course of the employment...

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