MID-SOUTH ELEC. CO., INC. v. Jones

Betty J. Jones ("the employee") sued Mid-South Electric Company, Inc. ("the employer"), for workers' compensation benefits, alleging that she was injured in the line and scope of her employment and that she had suffered a permanent disability. The employer answered and alleged that the employee did not give it notice of the alleged accident.

The employer filed a summary-judgment motion, arguing that the employee did not give proper notice of the accident. The trial court denied the motion. The case proceeded to trial. Following a bench trial, the trial court found that the employee had given…