Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Hobart Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1981No. 79-1558PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
An employee was killed in 1976 while in the course of his employment with defendant Hobart Corporation. His estate and his surviving spouse and daughter brought a diversity action alleging negligence of the employer corporation, its plant manager, and its board of directors individually. The district court granted judgment on the pleadings for defendants, holding that the action was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Kansas Workmen’s Compensation Act.1 We affirm the district court’s conclusion on each of the issues raised on appeal.
The exclusive remedy…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harrah Independent School District v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Manzanares v. BellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. MeeseSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- STATE, EX REL. v. Urban Renewal Agency of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1956
- Boyd v. Barton Transfer & Storage, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Harris Corp. v. Comair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Nancy Kathleen Prince, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Leesona Corporation, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Linda Jean King, Etc. v. Williams Industries, Inc. And Ethyl CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Gyadu v. Workers' Compensation CommissionDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1996
- In Re Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
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