Mize v. Conagra, Inc.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In these wrongful death actions, the trial court granted summary judgments to defendant, stating the Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy against an employer for injuries or death sustained by an employee as a result of an accident arising out of the course and scope of employment. Plaintiffs’ actions were consolidated for the purpose of appeal.

The decedents were employees of defendant on September 19, 1984, when an explosion and fire occurred at defendant’s manufacturing facility in Knoxville. The explosion, which resulted in the deaths of the…