Reed Tool Co. v. Copelin

SPEARS, Justice.

The question presented is whether an employer who intentionally maintains an unsafe workplace in which an employee is injured may be held to have intentionally injured the employee. Mrs. Judy Copelin sued Reed Tool Company for loss of consortium resulting from on-the-job injuries sustained by her husband. The trial court granted summary judgment for Reed Tool Company on the ground that Mrs. Copelin’s action was derivative and could not be maintained because her husband’s suit was barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. arts. 8306-83091 (Vernon 1967 and…