FORTNER v. J.K. HOLDING CO.

No. 8610IC216.

349 S.E.2d 296 (1986)

Betty B. FORTNER, Employee Plaintiff, v. J.K. HOLDING COMPANY, Employer, American Insurance Company, Carrier Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homesley, Jones, Gaines & Fields by Edmund L. Gaines, Statesville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe by Thomas E. Williams, Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.


MARTIN, Judge.

There is no dispute with respect to the facts found by the Commission. The only question involved in this appeal is whether the Commission properly found and concluded that plaintiff is ineligible for worker's compensation benefits because her accidental injury did not arise out of and in the course of her employment. We affirm.

In order for an injured employee to be eligible for workers' compensation benefits for accidental injury, the claimant...

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