Bechtel v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp.

This is the second appeal from a personal injury action brought by Sherrell Bechtel against Crown Central Petroleum Corporation. In the first proceeding in the trial court Crown filed a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Crown was immune from suit under the workmen's compensation exclusivity provisions. After considering affidavits, deposition testimony, and documentary evidence, the trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of Crown. Bechtel appealed to this Court, which reversed the summary judgment on grounds that Crown had failed to affirmatively plead in its answer the…