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McELROY'S CASE

397 Mass. 743 (1986)

494 N.E.2d 1

JESSE T. McELROY, JR.'S CASE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Ferriter for the employee.

Edward J. Mahan for the employer.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

HENNESSEY, C.J.

The question of first impression presented by this workers' compensation appeal is whether an employee may be awarded compensation for injuries suffered in an automobile accident occurring while the employee was en route to a doctor's office for treatment of a work-related injury.

The following facts are undisputed. The employee worked for the General Motors Corporation (self-insurer) in its plant in Framingham. On April 28, 1978, the employee...

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