Legal Opinion
Carolyn Morgan v. Church's Fried Chicken
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1987No. 86-1954PublishedCited by 905 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Carolyn Morgan appeals from the district court’s entry of judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendant-appellee Church’s Fried Chicken, Inc. in this diversity action alleging that plaintiff was shot by an intruder and rendered permanently disabled as the result of defendant’s failure to maintain adequate security for its employees. The principal issue presented is whether plaintiff’s action is barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Act (“the Act”), Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 418.131, which precludes an…
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