Murphy v. Miettinen

This is an action of. tort for personal injuries caused by the negligent operation of an automobile by the defendant. The defence is that the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy is under the workmen’s compensation act. The judge found for the defendant, and reported the case to this court.

The facts appear from a case stated: The plaintiff and the defendant were both employed by Charles G. Allen Company in Barre. The plaintiff was hurt at 6 a.m. on March 5, 1942, in a parking lot owned by the employer adjacent to its'foundry and maintained by the employer for the use of its employees for parking…