Maus v. National Living Centers, Inc.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal in a summary judgment case.

Appellant, Sofia Maus, worked as a nurse’s aid at the Colonial Nursing Home in San Angelo for thirteen years. She was a dedicated worker who often worked double shifts and took an active interest in the patients. In January 1979, the nursing home was purchased by appellee, National Living Centers. After appellee purchased the home, appellant often complained to her superiors that patients were receiving poor care and being neglected. On one occasion, a patient suffered a stroke and appellee’s director of nurses refused to…