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Ankrom v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 23, 1995No. 05-93-01896-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

This is a dispute between Scott Randall Ankrom and his former employer, the Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd. (the Club). The dispositive issue is whether an employer is required to file a claim for credits or offsets with the Texas Worker’s Compensation Commission (the Commission) before it may recover such sums in an appeal from a worker’s compensation award. We conclude that it must. Because the Club did not file its claim for reimbursement with the Commission, we hold that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter an award in the Club’s favor. Accordingly,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Mercer v. Bludworth, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
  2. Shumway v. Horizon Credit Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Paradissis v. Royal Indemnity CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Truck Insurance Exchange v. SeelbachTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Essenburg v. Dallas CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Castro v. McNabb, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2009
  3. In Re Tyler Asphalt & Gravel Co., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  4. Escajeda v. Cigna Insurance Co. of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1996
  5. Bowles v. Wade, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995

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