Argonaut Insurance Company v. Newman

WALKER, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Dawson Newman, plaintiff, was injured in the course of his employment when a folding walkway fell on his left foot. By trial amendment plaintiff alleged that he suffered two broken toes and a sprained ankle in the accident, that as a result of such injuries he developed myositis in the left leg, and that the injuries had extended to and disabled his low back and body in general. The trial court rendered judgment on the verdict in plaintiff’s favor for total and permanent disability, and the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. 348 S.W.2d 761.…