City of Austin v. Smith

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Workers’ compensation claim was presented by Charles L. Smith against the City of Austin, a self-insurer under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8306, et seq., “Workmen's Compensation Law”.

Smith’s claim was ultimately resolved in his suit in a District Court of Travis County. Trial was before a jury and a verdict signed by eleven of the jurors was returned, finding, in substance, the following: Smith sustained an injury on or about October 19, 1976 while in the course of his employment by City of Austin; the injury was a producing cause of total incapacity beginning…