BARNETTE v. HOSPITAL OF LOUISA, INC.

No. 2000-CA-002290-MR.

64 S.W.3d 828 (2002)

Patricia BARNETTE, Appellant, v. HOSPITAL OF LOUISA, INC., d/b/a Three Rivers Medical Center; and Community Health Systems, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Belhasen, Paintsville, KY, for Appellant.

Martin A. Arnett, Louisville, KY, for Appellees.

Before GUDGEL, Chief Judge, JOHNSON and McANULTY, Judges.


OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

Patricia Barnette has appealed from a summary judgment entered by the Lawrence Circuit Court on August 22, 2000, which dismissed her tort claim against the appellees. Having concluded that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that as a matter of law Barnette's exclusive remedy for an injury sustained from a fall at work is under the Workers' Compensation Act, we affirm.

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