Legal Opinion

Brown v. Aztec Rig Equipment, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided May 23, 1996No. 14-95-00731-CVPublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LEE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a workers’ compensation, third-party suit. Appellants William Brown and his wife, Mary, filed a negligence suit against appel-lees Aztec Rig Equipment, Inc. (Aztec) and Administaff, Inc. (Administaff) for alleged personal injuries sustained by Mr. Brown on Aztec’s premises. 1 Aztec and Administaff moved for summary judgment on several grounds, including that the Browns’ suit was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”). 2 The trial court entered a judgment granting summary…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  4. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. S.S.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Montgomery v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Wingfoot Enterprises v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Lely Development Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  3. Amouri v. Southwest Toyota, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
  4. In Re Big 8 Food Stores, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
  5. Vera v. North Star Dodge Sales, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999

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