Legal Opinion
Lane v. Kingsport Armature & Electric
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 4, 1988No. Civ. A. 85-0218-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This case is before the court on the motion of AFG Industries, Inc. (AFG) for summary judgment on plaintiff’s second amended complaint. The sole issue in this motion is whether AFG is a statutory employer of the plaintiff, Lane, and thus immune from suit by virtue of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, Va.Code 65.-1-1 et seq. (1987), or whether AFG is an “other party” under the Act and thereby subject to suit. See Va.Code 65.1-41 (1987). The Workers’ Compensation Act, “on acceptance of its provisions, denies an injured employee…
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