Saenz v. Southern Union Gas Co.

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Alfonso Saenz (Saenz) appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of his former employer, Southern Union Gas Company (SUG). We affirm.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

In reversing an earlier summary judgment granted in SUG’s favor, we summarized the pertinent facts as follows. Alfonso Saenz was employed by SUG for thirty-one years. On April 6, 1988, he sustained an on-the-job back injury. As a crew member in the construction and maintenance department, it was Saenz’s main duty to operate a backhoe. He received worker’s compensation benefits for the first six months…