Mulford v. Mangano

We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review following the Appeals Court’s issuance of its opinion in Mulford v. Mangano, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 800 (1994). The defendant Mangano argues that, as a coemployee of the plaintiff, he is immune from liability in this case.

The plaintiff argues that the Appeals Court erred in applying the traditional workers’ compensation “course of employment” standard in determining whether Mangano as a coemployee was immune from tort liability under the workers’ compensation act. G. L. c. 152 (1992 ed.). We shall also consider whether the Appeals…