Va. High Court: ’Horseplay doctrine’ grants man worker’s comp

Virginia’s highest court has ruled that a man injured while lifting his arm to block ice being thrown at him by co-workers at a Manassas restaurant is entitled to worker’s compensation under an arcane rule known as the "horseplay doctrine." The state Court of Appeals and the state Workers’ Compensation Commission had previously ruled against Matthew Edward Simms, who was employed as a server at Ruby Tuesday in Manassas when the incident occurred.