Legal Opinion
Ankeny v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 19, 1979No. Civ. 41004PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROUSE, J.
The main question posed by this appeal concerns the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Lab. Code, § 3200 et seq.): specifically, should these provisions bar an employee’s civil action against his employer and fellow employees for intentional infliction of emotional distress where physical illness and disability accompany the emotional distress? We hold that they do.
Plaintiff, Kenneth R. Ankeny, was employed by defendant Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (Lockheed). During the course of his employment, Lockheed allegedly deprived plaintiff of…
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