GARRETT v. WASHINGTON AIR COMPRESSOR CO., INC.

No. 82-1084.

466 A.2d 462 (1983)

John C. GARRETT, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON AIR COMPRESSOR COMPANY, INC., and Aetna Life and Casualty Company, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clement Theodore Cooper, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Thomas G. Hagerty, Washington, D.C., for appellees.

Before MACK and TERRY, Associate Judges, and KELLY, Associate Judge, Retired.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

This case requires us to decide whether an employee who has recovered workers' compensation under the District of Columbia's exclusive statutory scheme has the right to institute a separate action in the Superior Court against his employer and the employer's insurance carrier for their alleged failure to make timely payments. We hold that no such right exists and that the trial court properly dismissed appellant's complaint for lack of jurisdiction...

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