Sanchez v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

BARROW, Chief Justice.

Appellant has perfected his appeal from a take-nothing judgment rendered on a jury verdict in a suit to set aside the final award of the Industrial Accident Board. The sole question presented is whether the trial court acquired jurisdiction over the appeal from the award in that the original petition was filed in the name of “Aetna Life & Casualty,” whereas “The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company” was the insurance carrier. The trial court permitted The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company to be substituted as plaintiff and overruled appellant’s plea to the jurisdiction.

On May…