Commercial Standard Fire & Marine Co. v. Murphy

COULSON, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation suit. The jury returned a verdict favorable to the appellee-workman, Odis Albert Murphy, and judgment was entered thereon. Commercial Fire and Marine Company appeals complaining of the trial court’s action in excluding certain evidence of prior inconsistent statements made by Murphy. We affirm.

Murphy was employed by Capital Steel and Iron Company from September 13,1961 until October 31, 1972. During his employment at Capital, Murphy suffered two injuries to his back. One of the back injuries was sustained by Murphy on April 8, 1968, when…