Salcido v. Transamerica Insurance Group

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant insurance company in a workmen’s compensation suit to determine the weekly benefits due in a claim for total permanent disability. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari and reverse.

Three issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether benefits should be computed on the amount the worker was earning at the time of the accident; (2) whether the worker was precluded as a matter of law from receiving disability benefits during the time he earned wages; and (3) whether the worker’s medical fees for…