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· 1/13/1989

County of Chesterfield v. Johnson

Citations

  • 376 S.E.2d 73
  • 237 Va. 180
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 1545
  • 1989 Va. LEXIS 14

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “arising out of’ and “in the course of’ are separate and distinct elements
  • holding that \arising out of\ and \in the course of\ are separate and distinct elements
  • holding that twist-type injury incurred while turning on ordinary staircase did not arise out of employment
  • holding that a twist-type injury incurred while turning on an ordinary staircase did not arise out of employment where claimant failed to show his work environment contributed to the injury
  • holding that the evidence supported the Commission’s denial of benefits because “there was nothing unusual about or wrong with the steps” on which the claimant fell and he was “injured by the mere act of turning”
  • noting that under the “positional risk” test, “simply being injured at work is sufficient” to establish compensability

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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Poff, Russell, Stephenson, Thomas, Whiting

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