Sheerin v. Holin Co.

CARTER, Justice.

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether there exists a genuine issue of material fact with respect to the claim of defendant, Holin Co., that the tragic death of plaintiffs decedent was a circumstance arising out of and in the course of her employment with that defendant. The district court ruled that there was no genuine issue of material fact concerning decedent’s entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits and granted the employer’s motion for summary judgment in this action seeking to recover common-law damages. We find that, on the record made on the motion…