Copelly v. Deverges

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that, “the employer remains liable with respect to the duty, regardless of the acts or omissions of the person entrusted to perform it”
• finding that a foreman superintendent was not personally liable because he “did not commit an affirmative direct act of negligence”
• stating that under the MWCA, “proof that the defendant is a third party tort-feasor, who was not acting on behalf of the employer, will preclude a finding that the defendant is immune from suit.”
• “Athas thus makes clear that a supervisor’s negligence in the performance of his or her supervisory duties is not enough to subject him or her to personal liability.”
• “Where a person other than the employer is liable for an employee's death or injuries, for which compensation is payable, the employee may file a claim for compensation against the employer or bring an action for damages against the liable third party.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).