NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. v. BURNETT

No. 06-97-00089-CV.

968 S.W.2d 950 (1998)

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Latricia BURNETT, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided May 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Preston Wrotenbery, Magenheim, Bateman, Robinson, Houston, Michael R. Spurgers, Fillmore & Purtle, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

R. Harold White, Jr., Banner, Briley & White, L.L.P., Wichita Falls, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and GRANT and ROSS, JJ.


OPINION

ROSS, Justice.

National Union Fire Insurance Company appeals the county court's ruling that awarded Latricia Burnett lifetime benefits under the former Workers' Compensation Act, Article 8306, § 11a, because of resulting afflictions from a closed head injury she sustained at work.

National Union contends that lifetime benefits are not warranted because Burnett suffers only from depression, which does not fall within the meaning of "incurable...

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