Courtney v. Nibco, Inc.

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Velma Courtney appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Nibco, Inc. in her suit for worker’s compensation-related retaliatory discharge. In two issues, Courtney claims her summary judgment evidence established that a causal link existed between her compensation claim and her termination and that Nibco had no legitimate reason to terminate her. We affirm.

Background

In July 1991 Courtney went to work for Nibco in its Nacogdoches manufacturing plant on an assembly line. In 1994 and 1995 she missed seven months of work…