Legal Opinion
Miears v. Industrial Accident Board
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1950No. A-2642PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hart
This case requires the construction of the Second-Injury Fund Act, a part of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Article 8306, Section 12c, Revised Civil Statutes, as amended in 1947.
The stipulation of the facts, on which the case was tried, shows that the petitioner in June 1929, received a non-compensable injury which resulted in the total and permanent loss of the sight of his right eye. On November 9, 1946, he received an accidental injury which resulted in the total and permanent loss of the sight of his left eye. The petitioner was paid by his employer’s insurer, for the second injury, the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
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- Huffman v. Southern UnderwritersTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Gilmore v. Lumbermen's Reciprocal Ass'nTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by57 opinions
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