Bridgett v. Montgomery County

ZARNOCH, Judge.

In this case, we consider whether the Circuit Court for Montgomery County was correct in granting appellee Montgomery County’s motion for summary judgment and rejecting a Workers’ Compensation Commission award made to appel lant Kevin Bridgett for the claimed occupational disease of Dupuytren’s contracture. 1 For reasons set forth below, we conclude that it was error for the court to grant summary judgment. Thus, we reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

For more than 30 years, appellant was employed with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue…