Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. v. Gorman

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of appel-lees. The trial court found that appellant failed to comply with the requirements of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8307, § 5 (Vernon Supp.1985), by failing to institute a suit against appellees within the specified time limitations. We affirm.

On August 4, 1982, Dale Owen Gorman died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident while he was in the course and scope of his employment with Tenneco, Inc. Appellant, The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company, was Tenneco’s Workers’ Compensation…