Texas Mutual Insurance Company v. Bertila Chicas, Individually and as Beneficiary of Santiago Chicas

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS NO. 17-0501 TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. BERTILA CHICAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS BENEFICIARY OF SANTIAGO CHICAS, DECEASED, RESPONDENT ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS Argued January 22, 2019 JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the Court. JUSTICE BUSBY did not participate in the decision. In this case we consider whether the 45-day deadline to seek judicial review of a decision by a Division of Workers’ Compensation appeals panel is jurisdictional. The trial court granted a defendant’s plea to the…