Bowen v. Bickerstaff Clay Products, Inc.

YATES, Judge.

Lythia Bowen, the wife and dependent of a deceased employee, Verdell Hubert Hunt, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the employer, Bickerstaff Clay Products, Inc. (hereinafter “BCP”), and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; the trial court ruled that, as a matter of law, Bowen was not entitled to worker’s compensation death benefits.

The facts of this case are undisputed. Hunt, an employee of BCP, suffered a com-pensable injury (silicosis) within the line and scope of his employment on or about July 19, 1989. In September 1990, Hunt entered into a settlement agreement with…