Ellis v. Verizon New England, Inc.
Annotate this CasePetitioner was severely injured when he was assaulted by a stranger in the West End of the City of Providence. Petitioner had been sent to that location by his employer, Verizon New England. Petitioner subsequently filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. The trial judge denied Petitioner's request, concluding that Petitioner's injuries were noncompensable under Rhode Island's actual-risk test, which requires that there be some causal connection between the injury suffered by the employee and the employment or the conditions of employment. The appellate division affirmed. The Supreme Court quashed the decree of the appellate division and remanded, holding that Petitioner's injuries were compensable under the street-peril doctrine.
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