St. Paul Insurance Co. v. McPeak

641 S.W.2d 284 (1982)

ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

James B. McPEAK, Appellee.

No. C2981.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

July 8, 1982.

Rehearing August 19, 1982.

T.P. Flahive, Austin, Jim McDaniel, Houston, for appellant.

John O'Quinn, Houston, R.B. Cousins, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, amicus curiae, Dallas, for appellee.

Before MILLER, MORSE and JAMES, JJ.

MILLER, Justice.

This appeal arises from a suit brought under the Workers' Compensation Act, Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8306, et seq. (Vernon 1967) (hereafter Act), and Article 21.21, § 16 of the Texas Ins.Code…