American General Fire & Casualty Co. v. Weinberg

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

In this worker’s compensation case, Ben J. Weinberg sought damages from American General Fire and Casualty Company (American General). Weinberg originally presented his claim to the Industrial Accident Board (Board). It held that he had not filed the claim on time.

Weinberg attempted to challenge that ruling. He brought suit (under Article 8307 Section 5) 1 in the district court, which granted summary judgment for American General. It held that Weinberg had not filed this suit on time. The Court of Appeals reversed that judgment and remanded the cause to the trial…