COMMERCIAL UNION INS. CO. v. MARTINEZ

No. 21071.

635 S.W.2d 611 (1982)

COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. Juan MARTINEZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

May 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Westfall, Kevin J. Keith, Bailey, Williams, Westfall, Lee & Fowler, Dallas, for appellant.

Larry Feldman, Dallas, for appellee.

Before AKIN, VANCE and WHITHAM, JJ.


VANCE, Justice.

This is an appeal of the trial court's judgment requiring payment pursuant to an escrow provision in a written workers' compensation compromise settlement agreement. Enforcement of the agreement turns on the meaning of the provision "surgery to the back." Commercial Union Insurance Company presents four arguments as to why the trial court erred in not permitting extrinsic evidence in as to the meaning of "surgery to the back." We hold that the evidence...

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