Jenkins v. Sabourin

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals1 which affirmed the order of February 20, 1980, of the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, GEORGE A. BURNS, JR., Circuit Judge, dismissing the cross-claim of the defendants, Carl Sabourin and Badger Mutual Insurance Company, because it failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.

The issue posed on this review is whether the exclusivity-of-remedy provision of the Workers Compensation Act (ch. 102, Stats.) precludes a common-law cause of action by an employee, who has sustained a compensable *311injury, against the employer for…