Legal Opinion
Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. Gutierrez
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided August 1, 1990No. 08-89-00333-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOEHLER, Justice.
This is an appeal in a workers’ compensation suit from a judgment awarding the claimant lifetime benefits for the total loss of use of both her right hand and her right leg, the lump sum award amounting to $183,241.97. We reverse and remand.
The Appellee, Edna Penny Gutierrez, a twenty year employee of Farah Manufacturing, Inc., injured herself while on duty on March 11, 1986 when she hit her right knee on a metal table, fell forward and hit her hand, and then struck her elbow on a bar. Because of swelling and pain in her knee, she began losing work. Several operations…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Greenhalgh v. Service Lloyds Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- Yowell v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Gulf Coast State Bank v. EmenhiserTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Texas Power & Light Company v. HolderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Texas Power and Light Company v. HolderTexas Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
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