Reichert v. Sheridan

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether General Statutes § 31-293 of the Workers’ Compensation Act1 bars the independent *252action of an employee against a third party tortfeasor if the employee, after proper notice, does not join an action commenced against the tortfeasor by his employer. The plaintiff, Francis Reichert, brought an action to recover damages for the personal injuries that he had sustained when he was struck by a truck driven by the defendant, James J. Sheridan, Jr. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, in which the defendant claimed…