Cook v. Kleberg County

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is an appeal in a workman’s compensation case from a take nothing judgment against the plaintiffs. Appellants contend that the trial court erred in its ruling by holding that the insurance company’s attorney had both the statutory and contractual authority to bring this suit. We affirm.

A fair summary of the pertinent facts is as follows. Appellee Kleberg County instituted an insurance program as a political subdivision employer, authorized under Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8309h (1973), to provide workmen’s compensation insurance for its employees. Kleberg County…