United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Pressler
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Cherokee County; L. D. Guinn, Judge. Action by Joe M. Pressler against the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
In October, 1913, the appel-lee, J. M. Pressler, was a contractor engaged in the construction of a building in Jacksonville, Tex. In the prosecution of his business he employed laborers, among .whom was his father, Otto Pressler. On the 9th of October, 1913, Otto Pressler, while engaged in the performance of his duties, fell from a scaffold and sustained serious bodily injuries. At the time of this accident the ap-pellee held an employers’ liability policy of insurance, provided that for a stated consideration the appellant agreed to indemnify the appellee against loss from liability imposed…
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