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HORNSBY v. SOUTHLAND CORP.

82-149-M.P.

487 A.2d 1069 (1985)

Linda L. HORNSBY v. SOUTHLAND CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Lynch, Gary R. Pannone, Lynch & McKiernan, Warwick, for plaintiff.

Leonard A. Kiernan, Jr., Bernard W. Boyer, Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is a civil action brought by Linda Hornsby against her employer, Southland Corporation, claiming breach of contract to provide and maintain safe working conditions. The defendant's petition for certiorari was granted following the trial justice's denial of its motion to dismiss on the ground that the Workers' Compensation Act provides the plaintiff's exclusive remedy. Certiorari has been granted owing to the novelty of the plaintiff...

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