Court Opinion

ID: 9447002
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-03 22:23:12.251795+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:30:52.041611
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RIVES, Chief Judge
(concurring generally and specially).
The thorough opinion and the holding that, at the time of the accident Mrs. Heacker was indisputably within the scope of her employment, are all that is absolutely necessary to dispose of this appeal. However, to avoid any doubt as to the validity of the other ground of the motion for summary judgment, I think we should add that it is equally well founded. Mrs. Heacker cannot be permitted to recover twice against her employer for a single injury. Gordon v. Travelers’ Insurance Co., Tex.Giv.App. 1926, 287 S.W. 911; Coffey v. Management Co. of Texas, Tex.Civ.App.1938, 121 S.W.2d 377; Jones v. Jeffreys, Tex. Civ.App.1951, 244 S.W.2d 924; 101 C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation, § 936. The appellant relies upon Bridwell v. Bernard, Tex.Civ.App.1942, 159 S.W.2d 981, and Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America v. Marshall, Tex.Civ.App. 1957, 308 S.W.2d 174. Those cases are clearly distinguishable on several grounds. One is that in neither had the injured employee successfully asserted an inconsistent remedy. Compare 15-R Texas Jurisprudence, Election of Remedies, § 7, p. 338, n. 3.