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TEXAS EMPLOYERS INS. ASS'N v. PUCKETT

No. 01-90-00291-CV.

822 S.W.2d 133 (1991)

TEXAS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. Howell PUCKETT, Jr., Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Giessel Townsley, Mike Phillips, David Edwards, Houston, for appellant.

Michael L. Atkinson, Conroe, for appellee.

Before SAM BASS, DUNN and HUGHES, JJ.

OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

This is a suit for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. Texas Employers Insurance Association appeals a jury verdict of approximately $1.9 million.

We affirm.

Howell Puckett, appellee, was injured while working for Bechtel Petroleum, Inc. Texas Employers Insurance Association (TEIA), Bechtel's workers' compensation carrier, began to pay weekly benefits to Howell. Following surgery, Howell was unable...

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