Copp v. Redmond

GOLDEN, Justice.

Answering a certified question of law, we hold that for claims accruing between July 1, 1987, and February 18, 1993, culpable negligence is the degree of negligence that an injured employee must prove against a co-employee in an action to recover damages for personal injury suffered in a work-related accident.

BACKGROUND

Brian Redmond, an employee of Jim’s Water Service, was seriously injured on May 3, 1988, when he was struck, knocked to the ground and run over by a 75,000 pound 1981 Kenworth “slickback” truck operated by C.O. Bud Copp, a supervising co-employee. At the time of…