Legal Opinion
Soto v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 16, 1980No. 9106PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COUNTISS, Justice.
This worker’s compensation case requires us to determine whether (1) the trial court correctly calculated the amount due the worker and (2) the worker is entitled to compensation for more than one injury. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
On September 7, 1977 appellant, Tom Soto, Jr. (hereafter “Soto”), was cutting a piece of metal on a shearer machine when the stop on the machine came down and caught his right thumb. Soto filed a worker’s compensation claim for the injury and, being dissatisfied with the award of the Industrial Accident…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Goldman v. TorresTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Texas Employers' Insurance v. HolmesTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Lumbermen's Reciprocal Ass'n v. PollardTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. ShoresCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Herrin v. Standard Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. v. Pierce, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
- Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. ThornCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990