Continental Casualty Co. v. Davilla

OPINION

DIXON W. HOLMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a workers’ compensation case in which Appellee Salvidor Davilla filed suit for judicial review of a Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) Appeals Panel’s decision that his compensable injury does not extend to include his left knee.

Factual and PROCEDURAL BackgRound

Appellee served CT Corp System — the registered agent for service of process for Appellant Continental Casualty Company — on November 19, 2002. Appellant failed to file an answer and Appellee moved for a default judgment, which was granted on May 5, 2003. Appellant…