LOWE v. PACIFIC EMP. INDEM. CO.

No. 19254.

559 S.W.2d 370 (1977)

Marie E. LOWE, Appellant, v. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, now Ina of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bean, Bean, Francis, Ford & Willis, Dallas, for appellant.

Thornton Hardie, III, Thompson, Knight, Simmons & Bullion, Dallas, for appellee.


AKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted by the trial court to the compensation carrier. The issue presented is whether failure of the employer to give notice of an injury to the Industrial Accident Board prevents the commencement of the six-month period in which she must file her claim as required by article 8307, section 4a, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. (Vernon 1967). If this be true, her claim would not be barred. We hold, however, that her employer...

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