Traders & General Ins. Co. v. West Texas Utilities Co.

TAYLOR, Commissioner.

Charles Jones, Jr., an employee whose employer carried compensation insurance, was injured in a truck accident in the course of his employment. He filed a claim with the industrial accident board, claiming he was an employee either of L. L. Massey, whose compensation insurance carrier was Traders & General Insurance Company, or of R. W. McKinney, whose compensation carrier was American Agency Lloyds. An award in the employee’s favor was appealed from but before the case was tried the parties made a settlement of the claim whereby Lloyds paid the employee $2,000 and…