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CONTINENTAL CAS. CO. v. DOWNS

No. 00-1309.

81 S.W.3d 803 (2002)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Mary Ann DOWNS, Beneficiary of Raymond Downs, deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 6, 2002.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Brenner, Joe R. Anderson, Kristin Lee Gustavson, Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, Austin, Timothy K. Singley, Thornton Summers Biechlin Dunham & Brown, San Antonio, for Petitioner.

Kenneth W. Howell, Law Office Of Miller & Henderson, San Antonio, for Respondent.

Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice ENOCH, Justice BAKER, and Justice O'NEILL joined.

In this cause we interpret provisions of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) governing when a workers' compensation carrier must notify a claimant that the carrier is refusing to pay benefits. See Tex. Lab.Code §§ 409.021, 409.022. The district court granted summary judgment for the carrier on the...

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