Legal Opinion
Second Injury Fund of Texas v. Garcia
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided June 24, 1998No. 07-97-0022-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
The Second Injury Fund of Texas (SIF) appeals from a judgment awarding George Garcia, Jr. (Garcia) a lump-sum recovery for benefits due him. Through five points of error, it contends that the trial court erred in 1) awarding benefits from the fund because Garcia suffered a general as opposed to specific injury, 2) entering judgment against the fund because Garcia was found not to be totally and permanently incapacitated, 3) disregarding the jury finding that Garcia was not totally and permanently incapacitated, 4) entering judgment against the fund for lifetime benefits, 5)…
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