Legal Opinion

Spainhouer v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1981No. B-9176PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Justice.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

Our opinion of March 11, 1981, is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted in its stead and the parties are given 15 days within which to file an Amended Motion for Rehearing.

This is a suit for wrongful termination of employment. The trial court granted summary judgment for respondent and the court of civil appeals affirmed. 592 S.W.2d 662. We reverse and remand.

Petitioner, Anna Spainhouer, was employed by respondent, Western Electric Company, Inc., and was injured in the course of her employment. She claimed worker’s compensation benefits and after…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carnation Co. v. BornerTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Thompson v. Monsanto Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Spainhouer v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. William Jones v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  2. Peabody Galion, a Division of Peabody International Corporation v. A. v. DollarCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
  3. William Jones v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. Wallace v. Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1989
  5. City of Brownsville v. Salazar, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986

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