Legal Opinion
Boggs v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1979No. 77-1724PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case, fifteen widows of coal miners killed in a mine disaster appeal the District Court’s dismissal of their wrongful death action. The miners worked for a subsidiary corporation owned by the defendant, the parent corporation. Plaintiffs allege acts of negligence of the parent corporation separate and distinct from the conduct of the subsidiary. The case raises serious questions of first impression under Kentucky’s Workmen’s Compensation Act.
The Act, like other workmen’s compensation laws, grants immunity from common law negligence to an “employer”…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- House v. Mine Safety Appliances Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Joe Terry Poyner, by and Through His Statutory Guardian, Dorothy Poyner v. Lear Siegler, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Latham v. Technar, Inc.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974
- People Ex Rel. National Bank of Austin v. County of CookAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Phillips v. Stowe Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
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3Cited by110 opinions
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- Forsythe v. Clark USA, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2007
- Roberts v. Sewerage and Water Bd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Allen v. EXHIBITION HALL AUTHORITYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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