Helton v. Interstate Brands Corp.

Carley, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, worked on a morning shift which began at 5:00 a.m. At approximately 4:40 a.m. one morning plaintiff arrived at work and parked her automobile in the employees’ parking lot adjacent to defendant’s plant. As plaintiff exited her car, she was assaulted by a person who was unknown to her, but who was later identified as another employee of defendant. Plaintiff was forceably taken by the assailant in his car to an area away from the plant where she…