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PUGA v. DONNA FRUIT CO.

No. 1721.

616 S.W.2d 666 (1981)

Genoveva PUGA and Rutila Torrez, Appellants, v. DONNA FRUIT COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied May 28, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Harrington, San Juan, for appellants.

Ferriel C. Hamby, Jr., Maurice D. Healy, Adams, Graham, Jenkins, Graham & Hamby, Harlingen, for appellee.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the family of a decedent has a right to bring statutory "wrongful death" actions after the Industrial Accident Board (IAB) has denied their claim under the Workers' Compensation statutes. The trial court held that the adjudication by the IAB was final as to all claims brought by the family. In holding that no genuine issue of any material facts remained to be resolved by the trial court...

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