Berry Contracting, L.P. v. Mann

Opinion by Justice Rodriguez

Appellant Berry Contracting, L.P., d/b/a Bay Ltd. employed appellee Gernal Randolph Mann as its foreman for a project at a Valero refinery. Mann was injured crossing a road near the refinery, and he and his wife Jennifer ("the Manns") filed suit against Bay and Juan Tomas Hernandez Alvarez (collectively, "Bay"). Bay asserted that the Manns' suit was barred by the exclusive-remedy defense or "comp bar." The trial court granted partial summary judgment in favor of the Manns, disposing of Bay's exclusive-remedy defense.

We granted this permissive appeal to address four…