Maryland Casualty Co. v. Sledge

This was an action under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Rev. St. 1925, arts. 8306 to S309, amended to 1930) by appellee against appellant, in the nature of an appeal from a final award of the Industrial Accident Board, to recover compensation as for total and permanent disability. The allegations of the petition and the nature of appellant’s answer will be reflected by the discussion of the as-• signments of error.-' The jury found that ap-pellee was injured on or about the 23d day of April, 1930, in the course of his employment with W. C. Wells in Beaumont, Jefferson county, Tex., which…