Taft v. Brinley's Grading Services, Inc.

GEER, Judge.

Plaintiff Donna W. Taft, administratrix for the Estate of Michael Wayne Paul, Jr., appeals from the trial court’s orders granting summary judgment to defendants Brinley’s Grading Services, Inc. and Thomas E. Brinley, Sr. Plaintiff brought a wrongful death action based upon a workplace accident resulting in Mr. Paul’s death. Plaintiff primarily argues on appeal that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to Brinley’s Grading on plaintiff’s claims based on the exclusivity provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act. See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.1 (2011). We agree that the…