HOUSTON GENERAL INS. CO. v. TEAGUE

No. 5512.

531 S.W.2d 457 (1975)

HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert TEAGUE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Flahive & Ogden, R. M. Ogden, Austin, for appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Harry C. Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Byrd, Davis, Eisenberg & Clark, Jack C. Eisenberg, Terry L. Weldon, Austin, for appellee.


OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case wherein the Second Injury Fund is a Third Party Cross-Defendant, and involves interpretation of Article 8306, Sections 12c and 12c-1, as amended in 1971. Appellant Houston General Insurance Co. raises these two specific questions:

(1) Whether a carrier is entitled to an offset for prior compensable disabilities; and

(2) In the alternative, whether a carrier has the right to proceed...

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