Liberty Mut. Ins. v. Thompson

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by the appellee under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St.Tex. art. 8306 et seq. He was awarded a lump-sum judgment for accidental injuries suffered by him in the course of his employment. The facts in evidence as found by the jury were, in substance, as follows:

On the night of January 3, 1945, without a mask to protect his nose and mouth while he was unloading boxes that contained T. JNT. T., the appellee began to feel weak, became hungry, began • vomiting, and felt as if he were going to faint. This condition had lasted…