Cox v. United Technologies, Essex Group, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the district court wherein it was held that an employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement may not maintain a tort action against his employer for alleged retaliatory discharge for filing a workers’ compensation claim.

The issue before us is a question of law. The factual background from which this litigation arises may be summarized as follows. Plaintiff Terry Cox was an employee of defendant United Technologies, Essex Group, Inc., in 1982, serving as a fine-wire operator.…