Stinnett v. Buchele

BREETZ, Judge.

This is a tort action filed by an employee against his employer for injuries sustained during the course and scope of his employment. The lower court granted summary judgment to the employer on the ground that there was no showing that the injury was caused by the negligence of the employer. We affirm.

The accident which gave rise to this suit was also the subject of a workmen’s compensation claim. The Workmen’s Compensation Board denied benefits because the employee, being employed in agriculture, was exempt from the coverage of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. We have today, by…