Legal Opinion
Wentworth v. HENRY C. BECKER CUSTOM BUILDING LTD.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 23, 2011No. SJC-10806PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, C.J.
We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review in order to determine whether, pursuant to G. L. c. 152, § 23, a general contractor that pays workers’ compensation benefits to an employee of an uninsured subcontractor is immune from liability for common-law claims the employee may have against that general contractor. A Superior Court judge concluded that § 23 provided the defendant such immunity from wrongful death and negligence claims commenced by the plaintiff against it, and allowed the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Appeals Court concluded that the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Foley v. Polaroid Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Correia v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Berger v. H.P. Hood, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Fitzgibbons's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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