Legal Opinion
Swiezynski v. Civiello
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 21, 1985No. 84-132PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.
The issue before us is whether a partnership employee who has received workers’ compensation benefits for an injury received in the course of employment may maintain a negligence action against an individual partner who owns the work premises for this same injury. The resolution of this issue turns on whether an individual partner is an employer under the Workers’ Compensation Law, RSA chapter 281 (Supp. 1983), and thereby is entitled to immunity from certain employee suits. See RSA 281:2, I, :12 (Supp. 1983).
The plaintiff, Margaret Swiezynski, was employed as a grocery clerk at the Garden…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Mazzuchelli v. SilberbergSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Hurley v. Public Service Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- Gleason v. SingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Brinkley Heavy Hauling Co. v. YoungmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Candler v. Hardware Dealers Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Leeman v. BoylanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
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