Dobbs v. JOURNAL COMPANY

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a grant of summary judgment in defendant’s favor.

Plaintiff Virginia Dobbs was employed by Norway Gravure and was injured during the course of her employment there. Norway Gravure is a division of Tempo Communications, Inc. Tempo Communications, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of defendant The Journal Company. Plaintiffs sued defendant, the parent company, alleging that defendant retained control over its subsidiary and did so negligently, resulting in injury to plaintiff Virginia Dobbs. Plaintiff Francis Dobbs sued for loss of consortium. Defendant moved…