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STROTHER v. MORRISON CAFETERIA Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A cashier was assaulted at home after work by robbers who targeted her because of her job. The court found the injury compensable under workers’ compensation because the chain of events causing the assault originated at the workplace, even though the injury occurred off-premises.
Legal Significance: This case established the “delayed-injury” or “originating cause” rule in Florida workers’ compensation. It allows recovery for off-premises injuries when the causative factors, such as an assailant’s motive, are formed entirely within the time and space limits of employment.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
Blanche Strother was a cashier at Morrison’s Cafeteria, responsible for handling customer payments. On two prior occasions, she had driven the manager to make bank deposits, though this was not a regular duty. Over three consecutive days, Strother observed two men loitering in the cafeteria who were not customers or employees. On the third evening, after finishing her shift, she drove directly home, a fifteen-to-twenty-minute trip. Upon arriving, she was assaulted by one of the men she had seen in the cafeteria. The assailant stole her purse and demanded “the money or deposits.” The judge of industrial claims found that the assailants had observed Strother at her job, mistakenly believed she was carrying the cafeteria’s daily receipts, and followed her from her place of employment to her home to rob her. The assault was therefore directly linked to her role as a cashier and the perception that she was in possession of her employer’s funds.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Is an employee’s injury compensable under the workers’ compensation statute when the injury-causing event, an assault, occurs outside the time and space limits of employment but is directly caused by a sequence of events that originated entirely at the workplace?
Yes. The court held that the claimant’s injuries were compensable because 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
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Legal Issue
Is an employee’s injury compensable under the workers’ compensation statute when the injury-causing event, an assault, occurs outside the time and space limits of employment but is directly caused by a sequence of events that originated entirely at the workplace?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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- An injury occurring off-premises and after hours is compensable if the