MEDINA v. HERRERA

No. 95-0885.

927 S.W.2d 597 (1996)

Lazaro MEDINA, Petitioner, v. Jose HERRERA and Interstate Forging Industries, Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 10, 1996.

Rehearing Overruled September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart F. Lewis, Bryan, for Petitioner.

John D. Wittenmeyer, Houston, William W. Davidson, Angleton, for Respondent.


PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GONZALEZ, HECHT, CORNYN, SPECTOR, OWEN, BAKER and ABBOTT, Justices, joined.

After suffering an injury at work, petitioner applied for and received workers' compensation benefits. We must determine whether his pursuit of that remedy now precludes him from pursuing various common law intentional tort claims against his employer and co-worker. The trial court granted summary judgment for both defendants...

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