Walker v. U.S. General, Inc.

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Lester Walker appeals from a summary judgment barring his personal injury action against defendant U.S. General, Inc. (General), under the exclusive remedy provision of the Utah Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), Utah Code Ann. § 35-1-60.

In reviewing the propriety of the summary judgment, we consider the evidence and all inferences that may be reasonably drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to Walker. Utah Dep’t of Envtl. Quality v. Wind River Petroleum, 881 P.2d 869, 872 (Utah 1994); Thayne v. Beneficial Utah, Inc., 874 P.2d 120, 124 (Utah 1994).

BACKGROUND

On…