Legal Opinion
Edmunds v. Highrise, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 3, 1986No. 01-86-0107-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
This is a personal injury action to recover damages for injuries suffered by an employee in the course and scope of his employment. The plaintiff, Douglas K. Ed-munds, alleges that the accident was caused by the employer’s gross negligence. The trial court entered a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Highrise, Inc., based on the restrictions imposed by Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8306, sec. 3(a) (Vernon Supp.1986), which provides that the employees of a subscriber, excluding those employees who do not waive their common law or statutory right…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Duhart v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Grove Manufacturing Co. v. Cardinal Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Jones v. JeffreysCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Castleberry v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Zurich General Accident & Fidelity Ins. Co. v. WalkerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by4 opinions
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