East v. Labbe

Opinion

The plaintiff, Donna J. East, and the named defendant, Lisa M. Labbe, were employees of the defendant Easter Seal Society, Inc.,1 engaged in the *360course of their employment, when the plaintiff was thrown from a golf cart operated by Labbe on property owned by the Easter Seal Society, Inc. In this action for personal injuries, the trial court, Sullivan, J., granted summary judgment for the defendants on the grounds that: (1) the action was barred by the exclusivity of remedy provision of General Statutes § 31-293a;2 and (2) the action was not based on the fellow employee’s negligence in…