Wishard Memorial Hospital v. Kerr
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary
Wishard Memorial Hospital ("Wishard") appeals the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss Jenny Kerr's complaint, which alleged negligence on Wishard's part and sought personal injury damages. We affirm.
Issue
The sole issue is whether the trial court properly concluded that Wishard did not employ Kerr at the time of her injury and, therefore, the Worker's Compensation Act ("the Act") did not bar her from bringing this cause of action against Wishard.
Facts
Kerr is a registered nurse ("RN") who was directly employed by CareStaff, Inc., which is a temporary…
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