Pappas v. Hughes

SNELL, Judge.

On April 13, 1983, the appellant, Debra Pappas, an employee of Mondo’s Restaurant, Inc. in Red Oak, Iowa, was injured when a fryer containing hot grease fell on her. Pappas received workmen’s compensation benefits. She initiated the present suit on November 14, 1983, alleging that the appellee, David G. Hughes, was a co-employee whose gross negligence was the proximate cause of her injuries. On June 27,1985, Hughes filed a motion for summary judgment which was resisted by Pappas on July 11, 1985. The motion alleged that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over…