PepsiCo, Inc. v. Tate

HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.

The facts in this workers’ compensation case are not disputed. Darrell Tate was killed in an accident on August 11, 1983, while driving a truck for his employer, Lee Way Motor Freight. His wife, Valerie Tate, was awarded death benefits for herself and her three minor children (beneficiaries) on April 24, 1984. Lee Way made weekly payments until about the time it ceased operation in November, 1984. The Workers’ Compensation Court certified the entire amount of both accrued and unac-crued unpaid benefits for enforcement against PepsiCo as guarantor of Lee Way’s…