Continental Casualty Co. v. Abercrombie

SELLERS, Justice.

Appellee brought this suit against appellant to recover for personal injuries received by appellee while he was an employee of United Gas Company. The claim is brought under the Workmen’s Compensation law of Texas.

The alleged injury occurred at Tatum on February 1, 1962, and the foreman of the ■crew was present and saw the accident when it happened, or at least helped to get the pipe off the appellee when he fell un•der the same.

Appellant on this appeal seeks to defeat recovery by appellee on the ground that ap-pellee did not file a claim with the Industrial Accident Board…