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SUTHERLAND v. ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS INS. CO.

No. A14-83-148-CV.

696 S.W.2d 139 (1985)

Claude SUTHERLAND, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WAUSAU, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied August 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Moriarty, of Moriarty & Madigan, James S. Wallis, Jr., of Moriarty & Madigan, Houston, for appellant.

Michael Phillips, of Michael Phillips, Houston, for appellee.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and ROBERTSON and DRAUGHN, JJ.

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appellant Claude Sutherland filed a workers' compensation lawsuit after he fell and injured his neck and back in a work-related accident. The sole issue raised by his appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to instruct the jury that the term "disability" includes disability resulting from medical treatment instituted to cure or relieve appellant from the effects of his injury. Considering the record as...

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