Legal Opinion
Davis v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided January 31, 2003No. CIV.A.3:01CV-549-HPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HEYBURN, Chief Judge.
On August 25, 2000, Ricky Davis, an employee of The Budd Company (“Budd”), was injured while closing a shipping rack used to transport metal crew cab roof panels from Budd to Ford Motor Company’s Kentucky Truck Plant. Davis received workers’ compensation benefits from Budd, and then filed this common law negligence action against Ford. Ford has moved for summary judgment on the ground that Ford qualified as Budd’s “contractor” under the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Kentucky Act”), KRS 342.610, and therefore, the Act’s exclusive remedy…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Gateway Construction Company v. WallbaumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
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- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Sherman & FletcherKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Bendure v. Great Lakes Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1967
- Dinsmore Instrument Company Robert C. Dinsmore v. Bombardier, Incorporated, D/B/A Sea-Doo/ski-Doo Digico LteeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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