Legal Opinion
Wentworth v. Crawford and Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 24, 2002No. 01-089PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amestoy, CJ.
Plaintiff Joan Wentworth appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her negligence complaint against defendant Crawford & Company, a firm Wentworth’s employer hired to provide her with vocational rehabilitation benefits after a workplace injury. The trial court dismissed Wentworth’s complaint pursuant to V.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) because it determined that the Workers’ Compensation Act provided the exclusive remedy for harm flowing from her workplace injury. We affirm, although on different grounds. See Sorge v. State, 171 Vt. 171, 174 n.*, 762 A.2d 816, 818 n.* (2000) (Supreme Court may…
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