France v. American Indemnity Co.

BARROW, Justice.

This suit was filed by James Craig France to recover medical expenses allegedly owed by American Indemnity Company under a compromise settlement agreement entered into by the parties in settlement of a worker’s compensation claim. See Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8306, § 7 & art. 8307, § 12. The trial court rendered a take-nothing judgment after a jury trial and the court of appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion. See Tex.R.Civ.P. 452. We reverse the judgments of the lower courts and render judgment for France in part and remand in part to the trial court.

In June 1975,…