Sumrall v. Modern Alloys, Inc.

Opinion

MOORE, Acting P. J.

I

INTRODUCTION

“In general, an employee is not acting within the scope of employment while travelling to and from the workplace. But if the employee, while commuting, is on an errand for the employer, then the employee’s conduct is within the scope of his or her employment from the time the employee starts on the errand . . . .” (CACI No. 3724, italics added [The Going-and-Coming Rule—Business Errand Exception]; see Jeewarat v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (2009) 111 Cal.App.4th 427, 435-436 [98 Cal.Rptr.3d 837] (Jeewarat).)

Here, a construction company paid its…