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JOHNSON v. SAFEWAY, INC.

No. 57468-0-I.

155 P.3d 145 (2007)

Charles E. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY, INC.; and Department of Labor & Industries of the State of Washington, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered April 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, Anne Elizabeth Melley, Normandy Park, WA, Corey L. Endres, Vail, Cross-Euteneier & Associates, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

Elizabeth K. Reeve, Reeve Shima PC, Andrew J. Simons, Office of the Attorney General, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

COX, J.

¶ 1 A worker who is "acting in the course of employment" at the time of an injury is entitled to benefits under the Industrial Insurance Act ("IIA").1 Here, Charles E. Johnson was sitting at a lunch table in Safeway's break room prior to starting his shift. He fell, injuring himself, when he got up from the table to get a glass of water. His activities at the time of his injury were neither at Safeway's direction nor in furtherance...

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