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TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COM'N v. GARCIA

No. D-4270.

893 S.W.2d 504 (1995)

TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, et al., Petitioners, v. Hector GARCIA, Jr., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 9, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Delmar L. Cain, Shannon H. Ratliff, Scott Moore, Marc O. Knisely, Dan Morales, Austin, for petitioners.

Bill Whitehurst, David R. Richards, Austin, Robert Serna, Crystal City, Robert R. Puente, Jon R. Alworth, San Antonio, for respondents.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GONZALEZ, HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH, and OWEN, Justices, join.

This case requires us to decide whether various provisions of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act facially violate the Texas Constitution's guarantees of open courts, due course of law, equal protection, jury trial, and obligation of contract. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals, 862 S.W.2d 61

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