Legal Opinion
Simmons v. University of Texas System
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 5, 1986No. 14561PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, Justice.
Robert Simmons, Sr. and his wife Erma Jean appeal from the district court’s order granting The University of Texas System’s motion for summary judgment in a worker’s compensation suit for general injuries. We will reverse the judgment of the district court.
Appealing from an award of the Industrial Accident Board, Robert Simmons, Jr. filed suit against The University of Texas System for a general injury under the worker’s compensation statute. On August 20, 1983, during the pendency of this lawsuit, Simmons died from causes wholly unrelated to his injury. His parents, Robert…
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