Washburn v. Associated Indemnity Corp.

WHITHAM, Justice.

The issues in this workers’ compensation case arise from the race to the courthouse. Appellants Gary Washburn and Sharron Hodges Washburn, individually, and as representatives of the estate of Howard S. Washburn, deceased, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of appellee, Associated Indemnity Corporation. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. As the result of stipulations of fact, the principal issue becomes whether either the doctrine of judicial estoppel or the doctrine of equitable estoppel, as they are stated and distinguished in Long v. Knox, 155 Tex. 581,…