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Justice Peeples dissents from the majority opinion, arguing that individual defendants Leitch and Crews should not be held personally liable for Pro Com corporation's failure to furnish Hornsby a lifting belt. He asserts that the duty to furnish equipment belongs to the employer (Pro Com), not the individuals, especially since the jury failed to find an alter ego relationship. Peeples contends that an employee can only be individually liable if they committed an independent tort and owed a duty to the injured person apart from the employer's duty. He concludes that Leitch and Crews owed no individual duty to Hornsby in this context.
Leitch v. Hornsby is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio). 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 Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio).
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Justice Peeples dissents from the majority opinion, arguing that individual defendants Leitch and Crews should not be held personally liable for Pro Com corporation's failure to furnish Hornsby a lifting belt. He asserts that the duty to furnish equipment belongs to the employer (Pro Com), not the individuals, especially since the jury failed to find an alter ego relationship. Peeples contends that an employee can only be individually liable if they committed an independent tort and owed a duty to the injured person apart from the employer's duty. He concludes that Leitch and Crews owed no individual duty to Hornsby in this context.
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