Brown v. Courtaulds Fibers, Inc.

YATES, Judge.

On December 19, 1997, Johnette Brown sued Courtaulds Fibers, Inc., seeking workers’ compensation benefits and accrued medical expenses for an alleged occupational disease. Courtaulds moved for a summary judgment, arguing as grounds for that motion the applicable statute of limitations on claims for workers’ compensation benefits. On August 10, 1998, the trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of Courtaulds, holding that Brown’s claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and also by the doctrine of res judicata. Brown appealed.

The trial court correctly…