North River Insurance Co. of New Jersey v. Greene

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a workers’ compensation case based upon requests for admissions to which a timely response was not filed. We reverse and remand.

Facts

From her deposition testimony, it appears that Thelma Greene sustained an accidental injury when some dishes fell on her feet when she was working at a Furr’s Cafeteria. She said her legs did not give her any trouble, only her feet. After suit was filed, Appellee sent Appellant requests for admissions on August 9, 1990, and they were received the following day. The claimant’s deposition…