Court Opinion

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><STRONG><CENTER>TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN</STRONG></SPAN></CENTER>
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<STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">9</A>-00<A NAME="2">263</A>-CV</CENTER>
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<STRONG></STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="3">Bart Baker d/b/a Baker Harvesting</A>, Appellant</CENTER>

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<P><STRONG><CENTER>v.</CENTER>
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<P><STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="4">Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund</A>, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="5">TRAVIS</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="6">53RD</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="7">98-04159</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="8">F. SCOTT MCCOWN</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING </STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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	Appellant Bart Baker d/b/a Baker Harvesting filed this restricted appeal,
complaining of damages and attorney's fees awarded to appellee Texas Workers' Compensation
Insurance Fund following entry of a default judgment against appellant.  Appellee filed a reply
conceding the merit of appellant's issues on appeal.  We therefore affirm the trial court's judgment 
relating to the issue of appellant's liability and taxing costs at trial against appellant, reverse the
judgment relating to damages and appellee's attorney's fees, and remand the case for a new trial
on the issue of damages and attorney's fees.

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">					</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times">Jan P. Patterson, Justice</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular"></SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Before Justices Jones, Kidd and Patterson</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Affirmed in Part; Reversed and Remanded in Part</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Filed:   November 18, 1999</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Do Not Publish</SPAN></P>

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