Federated Department Stores Inc. v. Le

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

This case involves an employee’s statutory right to bring a common law action against his employer under § 44 of the Maryland Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code (1957, 1985 Repl.Vol., 1990 Cum.Supp.), Article 101, § 44. 1

In the trial court, the action against the employer was concluded by the court’s granting the employer’s motion for summary judgment. The facts on which the motion was based are those alleged in the complaint and those contained in several depositions. They disclose the following. At the time the events which gave rise to this action occurred, the plaintiff,…