Legal Opinion
City of Tyler v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided November 17, 1926No. 701-4626PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEEE, .7.
Are incorporated cities and towns in this state within the terms of our Workmen’s Compensation Act? This is the sole question raised by the application for a writ of error to the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth District holding that they are. 283 S. W. 929. An examination of the act in part is necessary.
Article. 8306, Eev. Civ. Stat. 1925, is in part as follows:
“Sec. 1. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by an employee in the course of his employment, or for death resulting from personal injury so sustained, it shall not be a defense:
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lumberman's Reciprocal Ass'n. v. BehnkenTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Edwards v. MortonTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Cawthorn v. City of HoustonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Russell v. FarquharTexas Supreme Court · 1881
- Ostrom v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by61 opinions
- City of LaPorte v. BarfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Gates v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Southern Casualty Co. v. MorganTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- McCaleb v. Continental Casualty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1938
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