Texas State Highway Department v. Pritchett

The sole question in this case was raised when the petitioner filed in the District Court of Archer County, Texas, its plea to the jurisdiction, which presented the question of whether the action of the Industrial Accident Board, in refusing to set for a hearing respondent’s claim for a lump sum settlement, or in the alternative, for an .acceleration of payment, as provided under Article 8306 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, was a final appealable order. I think the trial court and the Court of Civil Appeals correctly decided this question in favor of respondent.

The case of Southern…