Burnett v. INA

OPINION

LATTIMORE, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. The issue in this appeal is whether appellant was in the course and scope of her employment when she was injured while playing softball at a company-sponsored picnic. The trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of the workers’ compensation insurance carrier.

We affirm.

Appellant, Mavis Burnett, was employed by General Dynamics in the materials department. Appellant was injured while warming up for a softball game at a company-sponsored picnic. Appellee, INA, filed a motion for summary judgment contending that the…