Tomeo v. Thomas Whitesell Construction Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

This appeal involves a common-law tort action filed by an employee against his employer based on an accident that occurred while using a snow blower. The complaint alleges that the employer deactivated a safety lever on a snow blower used to clear snow from the walkways at the employer’s premises and that the employer negligently trained plaintiff, Joseph Torneo, in the use of the snow blower. The issúe raised in this appeal is whether the alleged conduct of the employer satisfies the “intentional wrong” requirement of the Workers’…