Deller v. Naymick

McHUGH, Justice:

This case is before this Court upon certified questions from the Circuit Court of Hancock County, West Virginia. It presents questions as to the applicability of coemployee immunity to a doctor employed by a subscriber to the Workers’ Compensation Fund or by a self-insured employer and the effect, if any, of the carrying of liability insurance on such immunity.

Frederick H. Deller, one of the plaintiffs herein1 [hereinafter, “the injured employee”], suffered a minor knee injury in the course of and resulting from employment with Weirton Steel Division of National Steel…