Longuepee v. Georgia Institute of Technology

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

While Susan Longuepee was walking to work from an employer-owned parking facility where she parked her car for ingress to work, she was struck by a vehicle owned and operated by her employer, the Georgia Institute of Technology. She and her husband sued Georgia Tech under the Georgia Tort Claims Act for personal injury and loss of consortium. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Georgia Tech ruling that the accidental injury was compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA), OCGA § 34-9-1 et seq., and that the exclusive remedy was a claim under…