DUAL-PURPOSE DOCTRINE

dual-purpose  doctrine.The principle that an  employer is liable for an employee’s injury that

occurs  during  a  business  trip  even  though  the  trip  also  serves  a  personal  purpose.  Cf.

DUAL-CAPACITY DOCTRINE. [Cases: Master and Servant    302(2, 6); Workers’ Compensation

661.  C.J.S. Employer–Employee  Relationship  §§  204–217,  221–223;  Workmen’s  Compensation

§§ 401–402.] [Blacks Law 8th]