SKINNER v. BRAUM'S ICE CREAM STORE

No. 82712.

890 P.2d 922 (1995)

James D. SKINNER, Appellant, v. BRAUM'S ICE CREAM STORE &/or Braum, Ice Cream & Dairy Store, trade names for W.A. Braum, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, Appellee, and Donna L. Razvizadeh, and New York Underwriters Insurance Company, a/k/a Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. McArdle, Edmond and James B. Browne, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Michael Noland, Oklahoma City, for appellee.


KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice:

The single issue presented concerns an employer's liability for an employee while traveling to and from the work place. We find that an employee, instructed to complete a task by an employer while traveling to work, may be within the scope of employment during the commute.

FACTS

On November 18, 1987, the appellant, James D. Skinner (Skinner), was injured when his car was rear...

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