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ZURICH INS. CO. v. MITCHELL

712 S.W.2d 340 (1986)

ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, Underwriters Safety & Claims, Inc., and Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Company, Appellants, v. Ada M. MITCHELL, Personal Representative of the Estate of William W. Mitchell, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Kimberly Snell, Frank P. Hilliard, Louisville, for appellants Zurich Insurance Co.

Armer H. Mahan, Jr., Louisville, for appellant Underwriters Safety & Claims, Inc.

J. Baxter Schilling, Louisville, for appellant Courier Journal & Louisville Times Co.

Alan W. Roles, Louisville, for appellee.

E. André Busald, Florence, for amicus curiae, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed a circuit court summary dismissal of Mitchell's complaint which sought damages in tort for the alleged outrageous conduct of the appellees in delaying the payment of certain medical expenses arising out of a worker's compensation claim.

The question presented is whether the Workers' Compensation Act provides an exclusive remedy and therefore bars an employee's tort...

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