Scott v. City of East Cleveland

Plaintiff-employee appeals from a summary judgment dismissal of her personal injury negligence action against her employer. The trial court ruled that her action is barred by the employer’s immunity to suit provided by the workers’ compensation law. She contends that her employer’s defense presented a genuine issue of material fact whether her injury occurred in the course and scope of her employment. Having applied for and received a final administrative decision that her injury resulted in those circumstances, plaintiff is collaterally estopped from relitigating that issue. Therefore, we…