Texas Employers' Ins. v. Gill

J. H. Giill, an employee of Thomas M. Sessums, a member of the Texas Employers’ Insurance Association, brought this suit to recover compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Supp. 1918, art. 5246 — 1 et seq.), for injuries alleged to have been sustained in the course of his employment. This injury was the result of one Salisbury shooting the plaintiff under circumstances hereinafter detailed. The claim was denied by the Industrial Accident Board, and the claimant appealed to the district court of Clay county, where judgment was rendered awarding him the…