Timmons v. Silman

h CARAWAY, J.

In this action arising out of an automobile accident, plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s judgment that the defendant driver was not in the course and scope of her employment at the time of the accident. Finding that the personal errand of the employee was not incidental to her employment, we affirm the ruling of the trial court.

Facts

Stacie Michelle Silman was a full-time employee of Catherine Stagg, an attorney in Monroe. At a luncheon on December 22, 1993, Silman received her Christmas bonus check. After returning to work, *868Stagg asked Silman to go to the post office,…