Martz v. Boxer

FEUD ALE, J.,

Before the court is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Julia A. Boxer. The issue presented is whether the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, codified at 77 P.S. §1 et seq., provided the exclusive remedy for a co-employee injured in the parking lot of her employer?

The facts are as follows: Both plaintiff and defendant were employees of A&E Hangers, Ringtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. On the morning in question, April 25, 1989, a little after 7 a.m. both co-employees had finished night shift and had punched out on the time clock. The time clock was…