Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n v. Beattie

OPINION

Before ESQUIVEL, CANTU and REEVES, JJ. CANTU, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the appellee, Heriberto Beattie, in a worker’s compensation case. A jury found that appellee suffered a permanent and total incapacity as the result of a work related injury. Appellant, Texas Employers Insurance Association, appeals from the judgment alleging that it was denied its constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair and impartial trial. We agree.

The record reflects that on January 27, 1986, the 293rd District Court of Maverick County conducted jury selection for several cases…