Long v. Turner

OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

This summary judgment appeal involves the question of whether the Appellant was injured while working within the course and scope of his employment so that his negligence suit against his supervisor is barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and by the election of remedies doctrine. In this case, Steve Long, Appellant, sued his supervisor Gregory Turner, Appellee, for personal injuries sustained while Long was working at a drilling site for Gene Sledge Drilling Company, the employer of both parties. The trial court granted…