Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Manasco

971 S.W.2d 60 (1998)

LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO., Petitioner,

v.

Stan MANASCO, Respondent.

No. 97-1005.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Argued March 31, 1998.

Decided June 23, 1998.

Jacqueline M. Stroh, Donald Francis Lighty, Beaumont, for Petitioner.

Mike Jacobellis, Beaumont, for Respondent.

The issue in this case is whether a workers' compensation claimant who failed to appeal his original impairment rating can reopen the issue months later by arguing, under Texas Labor Code section 410.307, that a "substantial change of condition" has occurred. The trial court granted summary judgment for the workers'…