Kennedy v. Pineland State Bank

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Joyce Ann Kennedy brought an action against her former employer Pineland State Bank (“the bank”), alleging a member of the bank’s board of directors, William L. Lanier, sexually assaulted her at work while she was assisting Lanier in the bank’s vault. The bank denied the material allegations of the complaint and filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, arguing Kennedy’s action is barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, OCGA § 34-9-11. The trial court agreed and granted the bank’s motion on this basis. This appeal followed.…