North v. McRae

STROUD, Judge.

Defendants appeal from the trial court's order denying summary judgment to dismiss plaintiffs' negligence claims based upon their contention that plaintiff Morgan North's ("Morgan") claim must be brought before the Industrial Commission because Morgan was an employee of the McRae defendants when she was injured. Defendants have simultaneously denied the existence of an employment relationship between Morgan and the McRae defendants before the Industrial Commission. On appeal, defendants now argue that the trial court had no jurisdiction to decide their motions for summary…