Wendi Lee Lyon, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Leo J. Barrett, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and held that an employee who has received workers' compensation benefits from a corporate employer may sue the individual shareholder/landlord of that corporation for negligence. The court overruled the prior holding that the corporate veil extends workers' compensation immunity to the individual, emphasizing that the corporation and its sole shareholder are separate entities.