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ANDREWS v. UTICA MUT. INS. CO.

No. 01-81-0875-CV.

647 S.W.2d 22 (1982)

J.W. ANDREWS, Jr., Appellant, v. UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene Hagood, Alvin, for appellant.

Mark Price, Houston, for appellee.

Before DUGGAN, DOYLE and DYESS, JJ.

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an interlocutory judgment in a worker's compensation suit, overruling appellant's plea of privilege to be sued in the county of his residence.

The situation presented is the inevitable result of the "race to the courthouse" scenario built into Texas worker's compensation practice by the adoption of Article 8307, Section 5, V.A.T.S. (hereafter "the Act"). Before the August 29, 1977 effective date of...

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