Wolfe v. Yudichak

Plaintiff appeals from a decision of the Washington Superior Court granting defendant summary judgment on the ground that the Vermont Workers’ Compensation Act, 21 V.S.A. ch. 9, provides the exclusive remedy for plaintiff’s injury. See 21 V.S.A. § 622. Because we find that plaintiff is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, we reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. Allen Yudichak and Thomas Wolfe were students at Norwich University and members of the Norwich University Fire Brigade, a volunteer fire department sponsored by the University. Although the fire brigade is a student…