SECOND INJURY FUND v. AM. MOTORISTS INS. CO.

No. 4920.

541 S.W.2d 514 (1976)

SECOND INJURY FUND, Appellant, v. AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry C. Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellant.

Lancaster Smith, Dallas, for appellee.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The question to be decided is whether the 1971 amendment to Sections 12c and 12c-1 of Article 8306, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St., permits reimbursement from the Second Injury Fund to an insurance carrier when the injured employee sustains total and permanent incapacity as a result of a combination of general as opposed to specific injuries.

The trial court entered a $16,000 judgment for the carrier, American Motorist Insurance Company, and...

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