Legal Opinion

Kurtz v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 5, 1978No. 5893PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*767OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case, wherein the claimant’s injuries grew out of a personal encounter (fistfight) with a fellow employee. The jury found in answer to special issues that the claimant received an injury, but failed to find that claimant was injured in the course of his employment. Pursuant to and in harmony with the jury verdict, the trial court entered judgment that Plaintiff take nothing, from which he appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff-Appellant Adolph Kurtz, claimant herein, brought this suit against Defendant-Appellee Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Texas Indemnity Ins. Co. v. CheelyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. United Pacific Insurance Co. v. FarleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980

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