Legal Opinion

Francisco Chamul v. Amerisure Mutual Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 2016No. 01-14-00508-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Harvey Brown, Justice

Francisco Chamul .suffered a serious work-related injury and filed a worker’s compensation claim • seeking lifetime-income benefits. His application was denied. After completing the administrative review process, the trial court granted summary judgment against him.

In two issues,.he contends that the trial court erred by (1) applying an overly restrictive definition to an undefined statutory term — imbecility—in support of summary judgment for the insurer and (2) finding that his treating physician’s affidavit qualifies as a sham affidavit and therefore is…

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