Travelers Insurance Company v. McAllister

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case in which Cellisteen McAllister and Glen View Holmes, the divorced parents of Joe Glen Holmes, were awarded death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Article 8306 et seq., Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., for the death of Joe Glen Holmes, against Travelers Insurance Company, appellant. The case was submitted to a jury, and based upon the jury’s answers to the special issues submitted, the trial court entered a judgment against appellant in the amount of $11,360.49 payable in a lump sum.

The deceased, Joe Glen Holmes, was an unmarried…