Legal Opinion
Bruley v. Fonda Group, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 7, 1991No. 89-437PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
The sole issue before us involves the applicability of the exclusivity provision of Vermont’s Workers’ Compensation Law where a minor employee is injured on the job doing an activity prohibited by federal law. The trial court ruled the exclusivity provision, 21 V.S.A. § 622, applied. We agree and affirm.
*2Plaintiffs brought a personal injury suit against Fonda Group to recover damages resulting from an accident when Jeffrey Bruley lost control of a 20-horsepower riding mower and collided with a parked tractor trailer truck on the defendant’s premises in St. Albans, Vermont. The complaint…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Blancato v. Feldspar Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- King v. SnideSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Whitney-Fidalgo Seafoods, Inc. v. BeukersAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Wlock v. Fort Dummer MillsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Widdoes v. LaubSuperior Court of Delaware · 1925
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Boyd Ex Rel. Estate of Boyd v. Permian Servicing Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Maser v. L. & H. WELDING AND MACHINE CO.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2000
- Bruley v. Fonda Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1991