Legal Opinion
Home Insurance Indemnity Company v. Gutierrez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 17, 1966No. 230PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Justice.
This is a suit by appellee to mature an award of the Industrial Accident Board, for 12 percent statutory penalty, and for attorneys fees under Article 8307, Sec. 5a, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. This Texas Workmen’s Compensation statute provides that when the Industrial Accident Board enters an award requiring the insurance carrier to make payments to an injured employee and the carrier thereafter fails or refuses, “without justifiable cause” to continue to make such payments promptly, the injured employee may bring suit to mature the award and to recover 12 percent penalty and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Woodward v. OrtizTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Baucum v. Great American Insurance Co. of New YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- Dixon v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Minor v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. HarringtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hoxie Implement Co., Inc. v. Baker, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001
- Arguelles v. Kaplan, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
- Fillion v. David Silvers Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- May v. Wilcox Furniture Downtown, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Modern Aero Sales, Inc. v. Winzen Research, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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