Southern Underwriters v. Willis

GALLAGHER, Chief- Justice.

This suit was instituted in the district court of McLennan county by the Southern Underwriters, a reciprocal insurance exchange, against Mrs. Rachel Willis and her three minor children, to set aside an order of the Industrial Accident Board awarding them compensation for the death of Kim Buck Willis, who was the husband of Mrs. Willis and father of her.minor children. She promptly filed a cross-action for herself and as next friend for her said children, in which she alleged, in substance, that one William Smith had a subcontract for doing certain work on the high…