Wheeler v. Rolling Door Co.

Green, J.:

Kristi Wheeler sued the State of Kansas and others on claims of negligence, based on the injuries she sustained while preparing for the Kansas Starbase program. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment on the issue of whether Wheeler was the State’s statutory employee under K.S.A. 44-503(a) of tire Workers Compensation Act (Act), K.S.A. 44-501 etseq., and, therefore, precluded from obtaining relief on her negligence action. The Act provides the exclusive remedy for injured employees. Determining that the State had not met its burden of proof on this issue, the trial…