PJC General Negligence 2024

PJC 18.5

W ORKERS ’ C OMPENSATION —D EFENSES AND E XCEPTIONS

because of a personal reason and not directed at the employee as an employee or because of the employment.” Reasons personal to the employee. The prior statute used the phrase “because of reasons personal to him,” which has been interpreted by the courts to mean “because of reasons personal to the employee.” Bomar , 9 S.W.3d 805, 806–07; Vivier v. Lum bermen’s Indemnity Exchange , 250 S.W. 417 (Tex. Comm’n App. 1923, judgm’t adopted); Southern Surety Co. v. Shook , 44 S.W.2d 425 (Tex. App.—Eastland 1931, writ ref’d); see also Nasser , 724 S.W.2d 17.

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