PepsiCo, Inc. v. Bragg

HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.

The facts in this workers’ compensation case are not disputed. On November 14, 1984, Robert Glen Bragg (claimant) was awarded permanent partial disability benefits to compensate for injuries he received in an accident while driving a truck for his employer, Lee Way Motor Freight. The award was sustained by the appellate panel on March 25, 1985. Lee Way failed to pay any of the award and is now defunct.

On January 11, 1989, the Workers’ Compensation Court certified the award, for enforcement in the district court, against PepsiCo, Inc., as guarantor of Lee Way’s…