Bingham Ex Rel. Austin v. Lagoon Corp.

HOWE, Justice:

We are asked in this case by the plaintiffs-appellants to find an exception to the “exclusive remedy” provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, U.C.A., 1953, title 35, chapter 1, and reverse the trial court’s order dismissing defendant Lagoon Corporation from this personal injury action brought by an employee. In the absence of an exception that would exclude plaintiffs from the scope and coverage of the Workers’ Compensation Act, this Court has repeatedly held that the remedy provided by the act is exclusive. See Morrill v. J & M Construction Co., Utah, 635 P.2d 88 (1981).

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