The coming-and-going rule did not bar compensation for a housing inspector's injurious fall in a coffee shop parking lot at the end of a short break, Ohio's 9th District Court of Appeals ruled in a split decision. Case: Miller v. BWC, No. 24805, 3/31/10. Published.Facts: Richard Miller, a "housing rehab specialist" for the City of Akron, slipped and injured his back in the parking lot of the Akron Family Restaurant while ending one of his paid 15-minute breaks. He was on his way to inspect a home in Akron when he stopped at the restaurant for a cup of coffee along the way. After drinki...
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