DEPT. OF HWYS. & PUB. TRANSP. v. Thrasher

805 S.W.2d 798 (1990)

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, Appellant,

v.

Larry THRASHER, Appellee.

No. 12-89-00008-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

August 29, 1990.

Rehearing Overruled October 26, 1990.

Michael Shaunessy, Austin, for appellant.

Craig M. Daughtery, Tyler, for appellee.

SAM BASS, Justice.

This is a workers' compensation case. Based upon a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment that the appellee-claimant, Larry Thrasher, recover benefits for permanent partial disability. The Highway Department argues that Thrasher's recovery is barred under…