Millers' Indemnity Underwriters v. Schrieber

On the Merits.

HIGHTOWER, O. J.

On April 12, 1919, Lawrence Schrieber was an employee of Joe Weaver & Son at Orange, Tex., and, while engaged in the discharge of the duties of his employment, he received an injury, and on or about July 3d, following, died. Joe Weaver & Son were engaged in the business of shipbuilding and repairing, and carried with Millers’ Indemnity Underwriters, the plaintiff in error herein, a policy of insurance under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Vernon’s Sayles’ Ann. Civ. St. 1914, art. 5246h, et seq.) of this state covering its employees, including Lawrence Schrieber.…