Legal Opinion
Gaines v. Excel Industries, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided July 20, 1987No. 1-86-0043, 1-86-0038PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs in these two diversity cases were injured at the Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, plant of their employer, Excel of Tennessee, Inc., in separate accidents involving stamp presses and related safety devices. Plaintiffs’ employer is immune from general tort liability by virtue of Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-108, the Workers Compensation Law. Defendant Xeel Controls, Inc., the manufacturer of safety switches attached to the press, has been voluntarily dismissed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41. Defendant The Positive Safety Co., manufacturer of the press, was granted…
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