Legal Opinion
Wright v. Excalibur Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 27, 1972No. 17899PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATEMAN, Justice.
In this workmen’s compensation case the appellant John H. Wright claimed total and permanent incapacity because of an injury to his lower back which produced a conversion reaction or hysteria. Based upon a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of appellant for $343. Complaining of the inadequacy of this award, he appeals.
The sole ultimate question is the extent and duration of appellant’s disability. It was shown that in 1953 he suffered accidental injury to his head, an arm and an eye, that in 1967 he sustained an injury to his back necessitating removal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hood v. Texas Indemnity InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Bailey v. American General Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. MurphreeTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Skillern & Sons, Inc. v. RosenTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Garcia v. Sky Climber, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Service Lloyds Insurance Co. v. Martin, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
- Cornelison v. Aggregate Haulers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989