RICE EX REL. LOPEZ v. HARPER

No. 64A03-0801-CV-3.

892 N.E.2d 209 (2008)

Yolanda RICE, as Guardian and Next Friend of Dagoberto LOPEZ, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. Albert HARPER, Kenny Industrial Services, LLC, and Kenny Industrial Services of Hammond, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

August 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Miller, Scott L. Starr, Starr Austen & Miller, LLP, Logansport, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Robert D. Brown, Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C., Merrillville, IN, Attorney for Appellee.


OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Dagoberto Lopez was injured while riding in a van driven by an employee of Kenny Industrial Services. Yolanda Rice, as Lopez's guardian and next friend, filed suit against Kenny. Kenny filed a motion to dismiss, asserting the Worker's Compensation Act provided Lopez's exclusive remedy. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss, and we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Lopez was employed by Labor Ready, a temporary...

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