Legal Opinion
Jane Doe v. Allied-Signal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1991No. 90-2605PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether the plaintiff Jane Doe (“Doe”) was the “employee” of the defendant Allied-Signal (“Allied”) under the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act, Ind.Code § 22-3-1-1 through 22-3-11-5 (the “Act”). If she was, then Allied is immune from liability in this negligence suit arising under our diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The District Court concluded Doe was Allied’s employee and granted Allied summary judgment. From this judgment, Doe appeals. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Allied hired Doe to perform janitorial services in 1975. But in January…
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