Liberty Mut. Ins. v. Hanovich

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case, under the law of Texas, wherein the appellee was awarded compensation benefits for total temporary disability at the rate of $20 per week for 300 weeks. The appellant relies for reversal upon three main grounds: (1) that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict; (2) that the appellee was estopped to deny her physician’s testimony as to her total disability being for only twelve weeks; and (3) that the court erred in not excluding the testimony of Dr. Whitsitt.

On December 23, 1946, appellee was injured while working for…