Consolidated Cas. Ins. Co. v. Perkins

HALL, Chief Justice.

• This action was instituted by appellee for compensation for an alleged injury he sustained on or about April 30, 1950.

Appellant among other defenses set up and relied strongly upon the allegation of appellee’s lack of good cause in filing his claim with the Industrial Accident Board after the six months’ period had elapsed. Appellee alleged and contended that he had good cause for failure to file his claim with the board up until the time it was actually filed which was some seventeen months after his alleged injury.

Trial was to a jury on special issues and resulted in a…