Legal Opinion
Lisenby v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 22, 1972No. 7373PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court sustaining defendants’ plea in abatement and plea to the jurisdiction “for the reason that the plaintiff’s claim comes exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Federal Longshoremen’s & Harbor Workers’ Act.” The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.
There is little or no disagreement as to the facts in this case. Plaintiff, H. H. Lisenby, was employed by Bethlehem Steel Corporation as a maintenance mechanic doing both inside and outside work. Defendant, Texas Employers’ Insurance Association,…
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