Burns v. Union Standard Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPURLOCK, Justice.
This is a worker’s compensation case. A claimant appeals a judgment providing her recovery for the permanent partial loss of use of a foot found by the jury. The claimant alleges error in the court’s jury charge and that the jury’s verdict finding a specific rather than a general injury is not supported by the pleading or evidence. The claimant also complains the evidence does not support the jury verdict finding a 10% permanent partial loss of use of a foot.
We affirm.
Mrs. Ruby Burns was employed by her husband’s construction company, Freddie Burns General…
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