Elledge v. Texas General Indemnity

OPINION

FULLER, Justice.

In a worker’s compensation case, the jury awarded the injured worker total incapacity benefits for a period of ten months. The worker appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant, a floor hand employed by an oil drilling company, was injured on June 16, 1985, when a rope broke, slamming him against a piece of heavy equipment. Three days later, he went to a general practitioner, Dr. H.E. Hestand, on the recommendation of his employer. Appellant was treated by Dr. Hestand for eight weeks and released to return to work in August, despite his protests that his…