Danek v. Meldrum Manufacturing & Engineering Co.

MacLaughlin, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, Meldrum Manufacturing and Engineering Company, Inc. (Meldrum). The trial court found as a matter of law that plaintiff Geradeen Danek, employed by Labor Pool of St. Paul, Inc. (Labor Pool), was also an employee of Meldrum when she was injured while operating Meldrum’s punch press machine, and was thus barred by the provisions of the workers’ compensation law from suing Meldrum as a third-party tortfeasor. 'For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm.

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