Gafford v. Cox

Olly Neal, Judge.

Appellant, Wayne Gafford, appeals the Pulaski County Circuit Court’s grant of appellee Philip Cox’s motion for summary judgment. On appeal, he argues that the grant of summary judgment was improper because the exclusive remedy provision, of Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-105 (Repl. 2002) does not apply to the facts of this case. We affirm.

Appellant and appellee worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company (Sears). On July 2, 1999, appellant was a passenger in a vehicle owned by Sears that was being driven by appellee to a service call. While en route, they were involved in an automobile…