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KAPLAN v. ALPHA EPSILON PHI SORORITY Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A sorority house mother was injured off-premises while on a trip with both personal (going to temple) and business (buying bandages) purposes. The court established a framework for determining workers’ compensation coverage for injuries occurring during such mixed-motive trips, focusing on detours.
Legal Significance: This case clarifies the application of the dual-purpose doctrine in workers’ compensation, establishing that an injury during a business-related detour is compensable even if the main purpose of the employee’s trip is personal.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
Relator Dora Kaplan was a live-in house mother for the respondent sorority, with duties that included maintaining a first-aid kit. She was on call 24 hours a day. On Halloween night, Kaplan left the sorority house intending to walk to a drugstore to purchase bandages for the first-aid kit and then take a streetcar to attend personal religious services at her temple. Before reaching either destination, she slipped on a curb that had been greased by pranksters, fell, and broke her hip. The Industrial Commission denied her workers’ compensation claim, finding that the dominant purpose of her trip was the personal mission of attending temple services. The Commission reasoned that because the overall trip was personal, the injury did not arise out of and in the course of her employment, regardless of her intent to perform a work-related errand along the way. Kaplan sought review of the Commission’s order.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: For the purpose of workers’ compensation, does an injury arise out of and in the course of employment if it occurs during a business-related detour from a trip whose dominant purpose is personal?
Yes. The denial of compensation was reversed and the case remanded. The Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat n
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Legal Issue
For the purpose of workers’ compensation, does an injury arise out of and in the course of employment if it occurs during a business-related detour from a trip whose dominant purpose is personal?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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- An injury during a trip with mixed business and personal motives
