Harper v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. The Hinds County Circuit Court granted summary judgment to Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., (Cal-Maine) after determining *458that Robin Harper’s claim against Cal-Maine for its bad-faith refusal to pay statutory workers’ compensation benefits following the death of her husband was barred by the statute of limitations. Aggrieved, Robin appeals and asserts that the trial court erred in finding that her claim was time-barred.

¶ 2. We reverse the summary judgment and remand the case, as we conclude that summary judgment was improperly granted.

FACTS

¶ 3. At the time of his death,…