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Pallotta v. Foxon Packaging Corporation

477 A.2d 82 (1984)

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Pallotta v. Foxon Packaging Corporation

Rhode Island Supreme Court
477 A.2d 82 (1984)

Facts

Gina Pallotta (plaintiff) was an employee of Foxon Packaging Corporation (Foxon) (defendant). Pallotta clocked out for lunch one day, went to a store across the street to purchase food, and sat down to eat her lunch in a parking area behind a neighboring business. Pallotta was only six feet from Foxon’s premises, but the parking area did not belong to Foxon. Foxon employees regularly took paid coffee breaks and unpaid lunch breaks in the parking area, and Foxon was aware of that. After Pallotta’s lunch that day, she was hit by a ball thrown by some Foxon employees who were playing baseball nearby. Pallotta was totally disabled due to her injury, and she filed a claim for workers’ compensation. The trial commission denied compensation for Pallotta’s claim, and the denial was affirmed by the full commission. Pallotta appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Bevilacqua, C.J.)

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