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ELLEDGE v. TEXAS GENERAL INDEM.

No. 08-87-00340-CV.

762 S.W.2d 325 (1988)

Johnny J. ELLEDGE, Appellant, v. TEXAS GENERAL INDEMNITY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim T. Osborn, Odessa, for appellant.

Jerry D. Caddel, McMahon, Cox, Tidwell, McCoy, Hansen & Atkins, P.C., Odessa, for appellee.

Before OSBORN, C.J., and SCHULTE and FULLER, JJ.

OPINION

FULLER, Justice.

In a worker's compensation case, the jury awarded the injured worker total incapacity benefits for a period of ten months. The worker appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant, a floor hand employed by an oil drilling company, was injured on June 16, 1985, when a rope broke, slamming him against a piece of heavy equipment. Three days later, he went to a general practitioner, Dr. H.E. Hestand, on the recommendation...

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