Legal Opinion
Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Allen & Coon Construction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 15, 1982No. 09 81 039 CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
This suit involves the subrogated worker’s compensation carrier’s rights to recover from two third-party tortfeasors who settled at different times with the injured workman in his third-party action to recover damages for his personal injuries. A brief statement will aid in placing the operative facts in focus.
Statement
Gordon Wagner, while in the course and scope of his employment with Frank Crown Plastering Company, accidentally sustained personal injuries by electrocution. Texas Employers Insurance Association (“TEIA”), the compensation carrier for Wagner’s employer, paid…
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