Second Injury Fund v. American Motorists Insurance Co.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The question to be decided is whether the 1971 amendment to Sections 12c and 12c-l of Article 8306, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., permits reimbursement from the Second Injury Fund to an insurance carrier when the injured employee sustains total and permanent incapacity as a result of a combination of general as opposed to specific injuries.

The trial court entered a $16,000 judgment for the carrier, American Motorist Insurance Company, and the Second Injury Fund has appealed. We reverse and render.

The facts were stipulated. In a severed cause the injured workman, James…