Brandon v. New York Underwriters Insurance Co.

OPINION

JACKSON B. SMITH, Jr., Retired Justice.

The sole issue in this worker’s compensation case is whether a surviving parent may receive a lump sum payment of benefits when liability is uncontested and it is found that manifest hardship will result if payments are made weekly. The trial court construed the provisions of the Workers Compensation Act, TEX.REV.CIV. STAT.ANN. art. 8306 et seq. (Vernon 1983), not to authorize a lump sum payment under the facts of this case. Accordingly, the court held that appellant’s benefits must be paid weekly.

Appellant’s only point of error is that the trial…