AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, APPELLANT,
v.
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY AND EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU MUTUAL COMPANY, APPELLEES
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The appellate court reversed the trial court's denial of a directed verdict, holding that an employee killed on the employer's premises while preparing for work was within the scope of his employment for worker's compensation purposes.
The trial court erred in failing to grant a directed verdict for the employer and co-employee, as the employee's death occurred within the scope of his employment and the negligence claim against the co-employee was barred by worker's compensation law.
An employee arrived at his workplace 30 minutes before his scheduled start time, parked his motorcycle, and was killed by a fellow employee's truck be…
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PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company v. Foremost Insurance Company, 425 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983); Lehman-Eastern Auto Rentals, Inc. v. Brooks, 370 So. 2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).
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- Lehman-Eastern Auto Rentals, Inc. v. Brooks, 370 So. 2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979)
- Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. Foremost Ins. Co., 425 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983)