Langley v. National Lead Co.

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from separate summary judgments granted the defendant employee and his defendant employer in a personal injury suit by the wife of the employee. Involved is the question of whether a wife may maintain an action against her husband and/or his employer for injuries received as a result of the negligence of the employee husband while acting in the course and scope of his employment. We reverse and remand.

Summary judgments in this case were based solely on the law applicable to the pleadings of the parties so for purposes of review, we…