Legal Opinion
Long v. Houser
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided January 10, 2020No. 120866PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
No. 120,866 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS JAMES LONG, Appellant, v. MICHAEL HOUSER and STATE OF KANSAS, Appellees. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The going and coming rule instructs that when an employee is driving to or from work, he or she is subjected only to the same risks or hazards that the public faces while driving. The risks therefore are not causally related to the employment. 2. The going and coming rule is applicable to third-party tort liability claims as part of the calculus of whether an employee is acting within the scope of his or her employment. 3. State…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bair v. PeckSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
- Leiker Ex Rel. Leiker v. GaffordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989
- Bright v. Cargill, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1992
- Martin v. NaikSupreme Court of Kansas · 2013
- Commerce Bank of St. Joseph v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
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