Legal Opinion
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. City of Eagle Pass/Texas Municipal League Workers' Compensation Joint Insurance Fund
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided March 9, 2000No. 03-99-00406-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARILYN ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.
Appellant, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”), appeals from a district court judgment reversing a Commission order assessing penalties. The judgment declared that appel-lees, 1 as political subdivisions of the State, possess immunity from administrative penalties and that their immunity had not been waived. We will reverse the decision of the trial court and render judgment in accordance with the Commission’s order.
BACKGROUND
The Commission is authorized to review and to audit the records of insurance carriers to determine if they are…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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- Johnson v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1989
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- Payne v. MasseyTexas Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- City of Texarkana v. Cities of New Boston, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
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