Legal Opinion
Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. Clapper
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 10, 1980No. 17632PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Justice.
This is a worker’s compensation death case.
On the day of his death William Clapper was an employee of Chemical Refining Corporation, working as a welder on an elevated pipe rack at a Petro-Tex plant. The central issue at the trial was whether Clapper’s death was due to electrocution.
The jury found in favor of the plaintiff in response to the following special issues:
SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 1
Do you find from a preponderance of evidence that Bill Clapper received an injury on December 29, 1976?
Answer “We do” or “We do not.” Answer: “We do.”
If you answered Special Issue No. 1 “We do”…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Olson v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Texas Employers Insurance Association v. MotleyTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Twin City Fire Insurance Co. v. CortezTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Grabes v. Reinhard Bohle MacHine Tools, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hernandez v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
- Bufkin v. Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1983
- Williams v. MeyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. DrydenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Hernandez v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
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