Legal Opinion
DuVon v. Rockwell International Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 5, 1990No. 9852-4-IIIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Robert DuVon brought this negligence action against Rockwell International, his former employer, for damages for injuries he incurred at work when a machine manufactured by Rockwell allegedly malfunctioned.1 At the time of the accident, Mr. DuVon worked for Westinghouse Hanford Company, which had succeeded Rockwell just 5 days before as the government contractor on the Hanford Project. Rockwell unsuccessfully moved for summary dismissal, contending that Mr. DuVon's exclusive remedy was workers' compensation. We granted discretionary review to consider whether the policy expressed in Corr v.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Billy v. Consolidated Machine Tool Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Schweiner v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
- Kimzey v. Interpace Corp.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1985
- Corr v. Willamette Industries, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
- Konken v. Oakland Farmers' Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
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3Cited by1 opinion
- DuVon v. Rockwell InternationalWashington Supreme Court · 1991