Garrity v. Manning

Plaintiff Lawrence Garrity was employed as a truck driver at Hartford Oil Company and was injured when he slipped and fell on a snow- and ice-covered parking lot at his place of employment. After receiving workers’ compensation benefits, he sued William Manning, president and majority stockholder of Hartford Oil Company, alleging that defendant negligently failed to sand the parking lot or make arrangements for someone else to do so. Concluding that plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was fulfilled by the receipt of workers’ compensation benefits, the Windsor Superior Court granted summary judgment…