Legal Opinion
Cherry v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1932No. 1491-5764PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCritz, J.
This case arose out of the Workman’s Compensation Act of 1913 (Acts 33rd Leg. c. 179). It is shown by the record that H. L. Cherry was employed by Magnolia Petroleum Company as an engineer at its plant-near Conroe, in Montgomery county, Tex. One J. J. Williams was employed as a fireman at the same plant. While both were so employed, a difficulty arose between them which resulted in a fight. In the course of the fight, Cherry received injuries which shortly thereafter resulted in his death, which occurred on September 2, 1915. We copy the following from the opinion of the Court of Civil…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McNicol's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Western Indemnity Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- Matter of Heitz v. . RuppertNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Callihan v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- American Indemnity Co. v. DinkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Associated Employers Lloyds v. WigginsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Service Mut. Ins. Co. of Texas v. VaughnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- United Employers Casualty Co. v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Dill v. Texas Indemnity Ins. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1933
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