Kerr v. Olson

Christopher Kerr appeals a summary judgment dismissing Drs. Craig Olson and Charles Wolfe from this medical malpractice action. Mr. Kerr contends the court erred in (1) refusing to grant his motion for a continuance, and (2) determining the doctors were coworkers under the state Industrial Insurance Act, thus immune from a third party tort action.

Mr. Kerr was employed by Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation as a pot room laborer at the company's Mead plant. On July 26, 1985, he experienced a sudden pain in his right leg as he bent over to pick up a heavy piece of bath (waste product from…