Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Insurance Co. v. Functional Restoration Associates
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 9, 1998No. 03-97-00103-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Appellant Continental Casualty Insurance Company (“Continental”) sued appellees Functional Restoration Associates (“FRA”), Productive Rehabilitation Institute of Dallas for Ergonomics (“PRIDE”), and the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“Commission”) seeking judicial review of the Commission’s decision in a medical-benefits dispute. The trial court dismissed the suit on the Commission’s plea to the jurisdiction. On appeal, Continental challenges the dismissal, asserting both statutory and inhei-ent bases for jurisdiction. 1 We will reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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3Cited by11 opinions
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