Gulf Insurance Company appealed to a Texas Workers' Compensation Commission appeals panel, which affirmed the decision of the administrative judge. Gulf Insurance Company then filed suit in the 393rd Judicial District of Denton County, seeking judicial review of the panel's decision. Gulf Insurance Company now appeals that judgment, and Hennings appeals that portion of the trial court's judgment that limited his temporary income benefits to fifteen weeks. Conclusion For the reasons stated, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment that Chad Hennings take nothing from Gulf Insurance Company. The insurance company, Gulf Insurance Co. , chooses to ignore the language of the statute which determines the circumstances under which an injured player must make an election between worker's compensation benefits and player contract benefits.

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