Legal Opinion

Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n. v. Sedberry

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 11, 1980No. 18329PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. The parents of a cement finisher recovered a judgment against Texas Employers’ Insurance Association (TEIA) for death benefits growing out of the death of their son as a result of an alleged heat stroke. Appel-lees, by cross points, seek a penalty for this being a frivolous appeal.

We affirm. We also impose penalty by way of damages.

During oral submission TEIA suggested its points of error could be grouped into the following classifications: (1) no evidence (2) insufficient evidence; (3) the admissibility of the autopsy report and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Loper v. AndrewsTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Slaughter v. Abilene State SchoolTexas Supreme Court · 1977
  3. American General Ins. Co. v. WebsterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Trinity Universal Insurance Company v. FarleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
  5. Gassett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Southern Life & Health Insurance Co. v. Medrano, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
  2. Director, State Employees Workers' Compensation Division v. Bush, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983

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