Legal Opinion

Lovato v. Ranger Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 19, 1980No. 9093PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Rafael Lovato appeals from a take-nothing judgment rendered on a jury verdict in his action to recover workers’ compensation benefits from Ranger Insurance Company. Because Lovato has not demonstrated error which would justify any disturbance of the judgment, we affirm.

Lovato, a seasonal worker, testified, and the jury found, that he received an injury on or about 24 November 1977 in the course of his employment with a gin. Lovato’s version of his injury, albeit disputed, is that in falling from some bales of cotton, he grabbed a chain, sliding downward to where a hook…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. C. & R. TRANSPORT, INC. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Traylor v. GouldingTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  3. O'NEIL v. MacK Trucks, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Hill v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Siepert v. BrewerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Garcia v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Crow v. Burnett, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  3. Cravens v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Mixon v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. In the Interest of T. L. H.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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