Stott v. Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n

645 S.W.2d 778 (1983)

Mary Pearl Mundell STOTT, Petitioners,

v.

TEXAS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Respondents.

No. C-1347.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 26, 1983.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1983.

Burnett & Hardwick, Norma Venso, Galveston, for petitioners.

Burford & Ryburn, Wayne Pearson and Catherine A. Gerhauser, Dallas, for respondents.

WALLACE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding lump sum attorney's fees in a workers' compensation death case. The court of appeals reversed the lump sum award. 631 S.W.2d 573. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

Daniel Stott died on…