Illinois Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau v. Lewis

CLAYTON, Justice.

Plaintiff filed this suit in the court below seeking to set aside an award for worker’s compensation by the Industrial Accident Board. Defendants, Illinois Employers Insurance Company of Wausau and Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin, appeal from a default judgment entered by the trial court pursuant to Tex. R.Civ.P. 168 and 215a(c) awarding plaintiff compensation in the sum of $31,477.44 plus $3,696.90 in medical benefits.

Defendants’ first five points of error complain of the trial court’s action in granting plaintiff’s motion to strike defendants’…