Legal Opinion
Torchia v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided February 27, 1991No. 08-90-00085-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOEHLER, Justice.
The opinion issued in this case on December 5, 1990 is withdrawn and the following is substituted in its place.
In a suit for breach of the duty of good faith in the handling and settlement of a workers’ compensation claim, the trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs have appealed claiming eight errors by the court. We affirm.
Patrick A. Torchia (“Torchia”), married to Twyla Scott (“Scott”), was allegedly struck by a truck on June 4, 1985 while working for Texas Brokers. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (“Aetna”) provided workers’…
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