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Dallas Independent School District v. Porter
Court of Appeals of Texas (1988) | 759 S.W.2d 454; 1988 Tex. App. LEXIS 2853; 1988 WL 123049
TL;DR: An employee was killed at work by a third party over a personal dispute that began off-premises. The court denied workers' compensation benefits, finding the death did not arise from his employment but from a personal matter imported into the workplace.
Legal Significance: This case clarifies the "personal animosity" exception in workers' compensation law, holding that an injury originating from a purely personal dispute is not compensable, even if the final confrontation occurs at the workplace during work hours.