GORE v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.

No. 17898.

616 S.W.2d 289 (1981)

Lucy GORE, Appellant, v. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

March 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Fransway, Williams & Boyd, Houston, for appellant.

Avarita L. Hanson, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, WARREN and DOYLE, JJ.


EVANS, Justice.

This is a common law personal injury action brought by an employee against her employer. The plaintiff alleged that she was injured when she fell over a roll of carpeting lying in the hallway of her employer's premises during the course of remodeling work.

The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the employer, concluding, as a matter of law, that the exclusivity provisions of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat...

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