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Mrs. Aurelia DeLeon brought a suit for damages against Otis Elevator Company and Nix Professional Building Corporation after sustaining personal injuries in a malfunctioning elevator in the Nix Building. Texas Employers Insurance Association intervened to recover workers' compensation benefits paid to Mrs. DeLeon. The jury found no negligence or defective design by Otis and no failure to use a high degree of care by Nix. The trial court entered a judgment on the verdict. Mrs. DeLeon appealed, raising points of error concerning jury instructions on non-delegable duty, unavoidable accident, circumstantial evidence, and the exclusion of evidence, as well as the factual insufficiency of the evidence. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no reversible error.
DeLeon v. Otis Elevator Co. is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Court of Appeals of Texas.
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Mrs. Aurelia DeLeon brought a suit for damages against Otis Elevator Company and Nix Professional Building Corporation after sustaining personal injuries in a malfunctioning elevator in the Nix Building. Texas Employers Insurance Association intervened to recover workers' compensation benefits paid to Mrs. DeLeon. The jury found no negligence or defective design by Otis and no failure to use a high degree of care by Nix. The trial court entered a judgment on the verdict. Mrs. DeLeon appealed, raising points of error concerning jury instructions on non-delegable duty, unavoidable accident, circumstantial evidence, and the exclusion of evidence, as well as the factual insufficiency of the evidence. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no reversible error.
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