Skip to main content

Mulford v. Mangano

Citations

  • 636 N.E.2d 272
  • 418 Mass. 407
  • 1994 Mass. LEXIS 456

How courts have described this case

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

  • implying that time of injury is relevant time frame for coemployee immunity inquiry
  • rejecting more narrow “scope of employment” test and using “course of employment” standard when dealing with coemployee immunity claims under workers’ compensation act
  • if fellow employee acting in the course of his employment, fellow employee immune from liability under Workers’ Compensation Act
  • defendant is acting in course of employment when he is upon his employer’s premises occupying himself consistently with his contract of hire in some manner pertaining to or incidental to his employment
  • coemployee immunity rule under G. L. c. 152 “involves the same ‘course of employment’ standard that determines whether an employee is acting in the course of employment and thus is entitled to workers’ compensation”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases named Mulford v. Mangano

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.