Supreme Court Rules Plane Crash Within Course of Employment

The widow of an off-duty AirTran pilot who died in an airplane crash is entitled to benefits under an exception to the coming-and-going rule, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled. Case: Fortney v. AirTran Airways, No. 2009-SC-000429-WC, 6/17/10. Published.Facts: Clarence Fortney, a pilot for AirTran, was traveling as a passenger while off duty on a Comair flight from Lexington, Ky., to Atlanta. He was killed when the plane crashed immediately after takeoff.Sarah Fortney, his wife, filed for death benefits from AirTran. AirTran contested the claim on grounds that the accident did not occur within t...