Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mountaire Farms of Delmarva, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 30, 1986No. 105, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
In this case, we shall decide whether the Workmen’s Compensation Act (the Act) permits an employee to sue his employer for a deliberate, intentional injury where the injury is caused by the reckless, wanton or wilful misconduct of the employer resulting in unsafe working conditions.
The facts generating this question may be stated briefly. Rodney Adams, age sixteen, was employed by Mountaire Farms of Delmarva, Inc. (Mountaire) at its farm in Somerset County. On June 3, 1981, Rodney was electrocuted while using a sump pump to remove liquid chicken fat and water from a ground…
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