Carbon Hill Mfg., Inc. v. Moore

Pamela Moore, an employee of Carbon Hill Manufacturing, Inc. ("Carbon Hill"), was injured in the course of her employment. She and her husband John sued her employer in the circuit court. Carbon Hill then settled her workmen's compensation claim and awarded benefits accordingly. The additional counts in the case claimed, on behalf of her husband and dependent child, damages for loss of spousal and parental consortium.1 In response to this complaint, Carbon Hill moved for a summary judgment, basically contending that the plaintiffs' action was contrary to the Workmen's Compensation Act ("Act").