SORENSON v. COLIBRI CORP.

No. 93-398-A.

650 A.2d 125 (1994)

John SORENSON v. COLIBRI CORP. et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Calise, Coventry, for plaintiff.

Patrick B. Landers, Kenneth P. Borden, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

WEISBERGER, Acting Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by the plaintiff, John Sorenson, from a grant of summary judgment entered in the Superior Court in favor of the defendant, Colibri Corporation.1 We affirm.

The issue presented is whether a "special employer" is an entity granted immunity from suit under the [Rhode Island] Workers' Compensation Act (the act), G.L. 1956 (1986 Reenactment) §...

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