Groves v. Marvel

HERRMANN, Justice.

This appeal requires interpretation of the co-employee immunity-from-suit provision of the Delaware Workmen’s Compensation Law.

The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, are these: The plaintiff and the defendant were both employed by Automotive Importers, Inc. (hereinafter “Automotive”) which engaged in the business of automobile sales and service. The plaintiff was service manager, with the primary duty of diagnosing customers’ service needs and assigning the work; the defendant was an automobile salesman. On a Saturday, at about 12:30 P.M., as the…