FIDELITY & CAS. CO. OF N. Y. v. VILLARREAL

No. 1804.

618 S.W.2d 103 (1981)

The FIDELITY & CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. Leopoldo VILLARREAL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Huseman, Maddin, White, Huseman, Pletcher & Powers, Inc., Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Russell H. McMains, Edwards & Perry, Corpus Christi, for appellee.


OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

In this worker's compensation case the sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court's refusal to allow defendant to present evidence on the beneficial effects of surgery is harmful error. We affirm.

On May 22, 1978, Leopoldo Villarreal, plaintiff below, developed a sharp pain in his lower back while moving some "I" beams in the course and scope of his employment with Baker Marine. Thereafter, when the pain substantially...

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