Barnette v. Hospital of Louisa, Inc.

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

Patricia Barnette has appealed from a summary judgment entered by the Lawrence Circuit Court on August 22, 2000, which dismissed her tort claim against the appellees. Having concluded that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that as a matter of law Barnette’s exclusive remedy for an injury sustained from a fall at work is under the Workers’ Compensation Act, we affirm.

Barnette filed a tort action in Lawrence Circuit Court against her employer, Hospital of Louisa d/b/a Three Rivers Medical Center and Community Health Systems, Inc., for an injury which…