Johnson v. United Parcel Service

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice BARBARA ROSENBERG (Assigned).

Charles Johnson appeals the trial court’s granting of a plea to the jurisdiction asserted by United Parcel Service (UPS). In a single point of error, Johnson asserts that it was error to dismiss his workers’ compensation appeal because he filed suit against his employer instead of the employer’s insurance carrier. We conclude that Johnson named the wrong defendant and could not amend for jurisdictional purposes. We affirm.

Johnson, an employee of UPS, sought benefits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act for a work-related injury.…