Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation v. the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-07-00171-CV

Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellant

v.

The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 261ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. D-1-GN-04-003939, HONORABLE LORA J. LIVINGSTON, JUDGE PRESIDING

D I S S E N T I N G O P I N I O N

I respectfully dissent from the majority's opinion because I believe we should dismiss this cause for lack of jurisdiction.

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