Dolan v. Kent Research & Manufacturing Co.

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

What started as a typical workmen’s compensation claim has become more complex, because the employee sustained his injuries while on property owned by a subsidiary of his employer company. Following the resolution of the claim the employee and his wife sued the subsidiary in tort. As a result, we must consider whether the subsidiary shares the immunity of the parent company by virtue of the relationship of the two corporations. The Workmen’s Compensation Act provides that an employer who complies with the Act remains immune from a common-law action in tort. Md.Code…