Buerkley v. Aspen Meadows Ltd. Partnership

¶ 1 The plaintiff, Trevor Buerkley, filed suit in the District Court for the Thirteenth Judicial District in Yellowstone County to recover damages from the defendants, Aspen Meadows, Parkview Convalescent Care, and Bill McLain and Steve McLain, for an injury to his hand. The District Court awarded summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We reverse the judgment of the District Court.

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it concluded that the Workers’ Compensation Act was Buerkley’s exclusive remedy.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Trevor Buerkley was hired by…