Sneed v. Belt

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

The question presented on appeal is whether, by accepting medical benefits paid pursuant to the workmen’s compensation act, an injured employee has waived her right to bring a tort action against her employer who had allegedly failed to post a statutorily required notice of the employee’s right to reject the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act. 1

The employee has appealed from the entry of summary judgment in favor of her employer. Therefore we state the facts in a light most favorable to her. 2 She was employed as a cocktail waitress by appellee, Nite…