Legal Opinion
Starnes v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 22, 1977No. 19103PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AKIN, Justice.
This is a workmen’s compensation case. Billy Starnes alleges that he suffered two injuries while employed by the Oil well Division of U. S. Steel. The first was a back injury in January 1969. The second was a repetitious trauma occurring in January-March 1973. A claim for the back injury was filed with the Industrial Accident Board. The Board’s award was appealed to a district court which, at a hearing on September 5, 1974, approved a settlement agreement which, by its terms, covered both claims. Six days after the settlement was approved, Starnes filed a claim for repetitious…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Employers' Indemnity Corp. v. WoodsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Solomon v. Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Johnson v. American General Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
- Brown v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
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- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1978
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