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REED TOOL CO. v. COPELIN

No. B-9379.

610 S.W.2d 736 (1980)

REED TOOL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Judy A. COPELIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright & Jaworski, Daniel K. Hedges and Charles W. Hurd, III, Houston, for petitioner.

Robert D. McPherson, Houston, for respondent.

McGEE, Justice.

The primary issue presented is whether a wife's cause of action for loss of consortium against her injured husband's employer is barred by the Texas Workers' Compensation Act (the Act). The trial court held it was barred and granted a summary judgment for the employer. The court of civil appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the cause to the trial court. 596 S.W.2d 302

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