United Employers Casualty Co. v. McCloud

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal in a compensation suit brought by appellant, United Employers Casualty Company, against appellee, George McCloud, to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board, wherein he was awarded compensation for total and permanent incapacity, alleged to have been the result of an injury sustained by him in the course of his employment with the P. & E. Construction Company, who carried compensation insurance with appellant.

Appellee filed answer and cross-action in which he alleged that while engaged in installing fire plugs for the City of Houston in…