Newland v. Overland Express, Inc.

WAHL, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Alert and Geraldine New-land, brought suit against Overland Express, Inc. and Charles Stark to recover damages for injuries sustained by Mr. New-land. Overland appeals from the order of the Hennepin County District Court granting the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment and striking defendants’ asserted defense that plaintiffs’ sole remedy was provided by the Workers’ Compensation Act. We affirm.

Plaintiff Newland, a truck driver, was asleep in the sleeper cab of a semi-tractor truck being driven by defendant Stark when Stark apparently lost control of…