Texas Employers Insurance Association v. Bradford

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is a suit brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Trial was by jury and plaintiff was awarded judgment for total and permanent disability. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

Plaintiff was injured when he dropped a sack of cement which burst and covered a large part of his body. This case was tried upon the theory of accidental injury and not occupational disease. The jury found that plaintiff was totally and permanently disabled by the accident and that his disability was not due solely to diseases, natural causes and prior…