Barfield v. City of La Porte

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

William Barfield appeals from an adverse summary judgment. Barfield sued the City of La Porte under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 8307c (Vernon Supp.1993), which provides a cause of action for employees who are discharged in retaliation for making workers’ compensation claims.

The City of La Porte employed Barfield as a paint-and-body repairman in the City’s maintenance garage. In 1983, Barfield was injured and hospitalized. He filed a claim with the State’s Industrial Accident Board. About two months after the accident, he returned to work but was restricted to lifting…