Alic v. Thorngate Uniforms Inc.

BROWN, J.,

Plaintiff, Izet Alie, was beaten on February 11, 1986 by a co-employee while working for defendant, Thorngate Uniforms Inc. The employee responsible for the beating had been hired five months before. He has a criminal record extending over a 13-year period according to the complaint.

Alie charges his employer with an intentional tort and negligently hiring the assailant. He states the *567employer failed to inquire into the attacker’s background before hiring bim, failed to use due carp in hiring, failed to warn plaintiff and failed to provide a safe place to work. We granted defendant’s…