Petroleum Casualty Co. v. Dean

Mr. Judge Hickman

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This is a compensation case. Humble Oil & Refining Company was the employer, Jim Dean the employee and Petroleum Casualty Company the insurer. Dean recovered judgment in the trial court against the insurer for compensation at the rate of $19.50 per week for a period of 401 weeks and the judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 92 S. W. (2d) 1140.

The claim for compensation was not filed with the Industrial Accident Board within the statutory period, and the only question which we shall consider and…