Legal Opinion
Carlson v. Carlson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 11, 1984No. 83-687PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
Is a member of a partnership an employer of the partnership’s employees? If a partner is an employer, then the rights of an injured employee and his dependents against the partner are limited by statute to workers’ compensation. The trial court concluded a partner is an employer and in substance dismissed the independent action for damages of plaintiff employee and his wife against defendant partner. We agree and therefore affirm.
Rial Carlson was injured on September 30, 1981, while working on a farm combine with defendant Greg Carlson. At the time of the injury, Rial was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lyon v. BarrettSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Swenson v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williams v. HartshornNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Mazzuchelli v. SilberbergSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Eva Ruth Bertrand, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of the Minors v. Forest CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Wiersgalla v. GarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
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