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5 Kentucky opinions name it 2 courts 2013–2023 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Hayes v. Gibson Hart Co.green2 sentences2023This doctrine provides that if a person’s employment is “the reason for his or her presence at what turned out to be a place of danger,” and if, except for the employee’s presence at that place, the employee would not have been injured, the employer may be liable for the employee’s injuries.15 The traveling-employee exception to the coming-and-going rule is an application of the positional-risk doctrine.16 This exception applies in cases where a worker’s employment requires travel, and it “considers an injury that occurs while the employee is in travel status to be work-related unless the work 2022This doctrine provides that if a person’s employment is “the reason for his or her presence at what turned out to be a place of danger,” and if, except for the employee’s presence at that place, the employee would not have been injured, the employer may be liable for the employee’s injuries.15 The traveling-employee exception to the coming-and-going rule is an application of the positional-risk doctrine.16 This exception applies in cases where a worker’s employment requires travel, and it “considers an injury that occurs while the employee is in travel status to be work-related unless the work | 3 | 3 |
Wallis v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.green2 sentences2023Sys., 124 S.W.2d at 468. 7 sustained by a traveling employee as a result of exposure to the common risks of the street. 2022Sys., 124 S.W.2d at 468. 7 sustained by a traveling employee as a result of exposure to the common risks of the street. | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Pierson v. Lexington Public Library
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2 sentences2023Of particular concern in making that determination is the extent to which the employer could control the risks associated with the area where the injury occurred.” Pierson v. Lexington Public Library, 987 S.W.2d 316 , -5- 318 (Ky. 1999). 2023Libr., 987 S.W.2d 316 , 317–18 (Ky. 1999). | 3 | 2022–2023 |
Gaines Gentry Thoroughbreds/Fayette Farms v. Mandujano
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2 sentences2023In such cases, fact finders should recognize that the further an employer’s control extends, the further its liability extends as well. 19See Dee Whitaker Concrete v. Ellison, 641 S.W.3d 142 (Ky. 2022); Gaines Gentry Thoroughbreds, 366 S.W.3d 456 ; Olsten-Kimberly Quality Care v. Parr, 965 S.W.2d 155 (Ky. 1998). 8 Additionally, our decision today is limited to workers’ compensation claims in which the coming-and-going rule and its exceptions are invoked. 2022In such cases, fact finders should recognize that the further an employer’s control extends, the further its liability extends as well. 19See Dee Whitaker Concrete v. Ellison, 641 S.W.3d 142 (Ky. 2022); Gaines Gentry Thoroughbreds, 366 S.W.3d 456 ; Olsten-Kimberly Quality Care v. Parr, 965 S.W.2d 155 (Ky. 1998). 8 Additionally, our decision today is limited to workers’ compensation claims in which the coming-and-going rule and its exceptions are invoked. | 2 | 2022–2023 |
Olsten Kimberly Quality Care v. Parr
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2 sentences2023In such cases, fact finders should recognize that the further an employer’s control extends, the further its liability extends as well. 19See Dee Whitaker Concrete v. Ellison, 641 S.W.3d 142 (Ky. 2022); Gaines Gentry Thoroughbreds, 366 S.W.3d 456 ; Olsten-Kimberly Quality Care v. Parr, 965 S.W.2d 155 (Ky. 1998). 8 Additionally, our decision today is limited to workers’ compensation claims in which the coming-and-going rule and its exceptions are invoked. 2022In such cases, fact finders should recognize that the further an employer’s control extends, the further its liability extends as well. 19See Dee Whitaker Concrete v. Ellison, 641 S.W.3d 142 (Ky. 2022); Gaines Gentry Thoroughbreds, 366 S.W.3d 456 ; Olsten-Kimberly Quality Care v. Parr, 965 S.W.2d 155 (Ky. 1998). 8 Additionally, our decision today is limited to workers’ compensation claims in which the coming-and-going rule and its exceptions are invoked. | 2 | 2022–2023 |
Ratliff v. Epling
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1 sentence2021Ratliff v. Epling, 401 S.W.2d 43 (Ky. 1966). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
K-Mart Discount Stores v. Schroeder
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1 sentence2013Id. at 902 . | 1 | 2013–2013 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.