Safford v. Cigna Ins. Co., Texas

OPINION

BRIGHAM, Justice.

Appellant Karen K. Safford appeals the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Cigna Insurance in her workers’ compensation case. In three points, Appellant claims the trial court erred because there are fact issues precluding summary judgment. We sustain her points because there are issues of fact concerning whether she gave timely notice of her occupational disease to her employer.

The summary judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for trial.

Background

Appellant was an aircraft assembler for Lockheed, formerly General Dynamics,…