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AZAR NUT CO. v. CAILLE

No. C-6212.

734 S.W.2d 667 (1987)

AZAR NUT COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Lorretta CAILLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.A. Thurmond and Jeffrey S. Alley (Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond), El Paso, for petitioner.

Raymond C. Caballero (Caballero & Panetta), El Paso, Phillip D. Hardberger (Hardberger & Vega), San Antonio, for respondent.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This case concerns whether punitive damages are recoverable under § 8307c of the Workers' Compensation Act.

Lorretta Caille, age 63, was hurt on the job when a file cabinet tipped over, allowing a flower pot on the top to strike her on the head. A few days after the accident Caille noted a ringing in her ears and began to complain of vertigo and headaches, none of which she had experienced before. When she filed a weekly status report...

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