Wymer v. JH Properties, Inc.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from an opinion of the Court of Appeals which affirmed a summary judgment of the circuit court which had dismissed the Wymer complaint against all defendants.

The questions presented are whether Workers’ Compensation is the exclusive remedy available to Wymer; whether the employment at-will doctrine in Kentucky should be modified and whether the employment related claims should be reinstated.

Linda Wymer had worked for Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville, which is owned by JH Properties, Inc., for 16 years as an operating room technician. In 1993, she was kicked…