Graham v. Geisz

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s judgment dismissing his negligence claim against a co-employee for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because it was preempted by the Workers’ Compensation Law. We affirm.

Plaintiff, Henry Graham, filed a petition against defendant, Martha M. Geisz,' to recover damages for personal injuries. In his petition, plaintiff alleged that he and defendant were co-employees at Federal Express, who worked together loading and unloading cargo stored in large containers known as “cans” from airplanes. The cans were moved on rollers…