Briley v. Farm Fresh, Inc.

396 S.E.2d 835 (1990)

Cheryl BRILEY

v.

FARM FRESH, INC.

Record No. 891520.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 21, 1990.

Steven M. Legum (Goldblatt, Lipkin, Cohen, Jenkins & Legum, Norfolk, on brief), for appellant.

Randy D. Singer (Palmer S. Rutherford, Jr., Willcox & Savage, Norfolk, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this personal injury action brought by an employee against an employer, the sole question is whether the trial court correctly ruled that the plaintiff's exclusive remedy was under the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act), Code §§ 65.1-1 to -163.

Durin…