CAPITOL AGGREGATES, INC. v. GREAT AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. A-11192.

408 S.W.2d 922 (1966)

CAPITOL AGGREGATES, INC., Petitioner, v. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Groce, Hebdon, Fahey & Smith, San Antonio, Clark, Thomas, Harris, Denius & Winters, John Coates and Mary Joe Carroll, Austin, for petitioner.

Brown, Sparks & Erwin, Will Barber, Austin, for respondent.


WALKER, Justice.

On the single question presented by this appeal, we hold that a compensation carrier is entitled, in the exercise of its subrogation rights and for the purpose of reimbursing itself as provided in Section 6a of Article 8307, to recover from a third party tort-feasor the damages assessed by the jury against the latter and also recover from the employee any money paid him by the tort-feasor in settlement of potential excess liability.

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