Decedent was struck and killed by a falling tree on the employer's farm while cutting trees for firewood, a task for which he had been hired by the employer. Claimant, individually (as decedent's widow) and as administratrix of decedent's estate, commenced a wrongful death action against the employer and, after Supreme Court denied the employer's motion to dismiss based upon the exclusive remedy of workers' compensation, the action was settled...
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