Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co. v. Thomas

MURRAY, Justice.

John E. Thomas, the appellee, recovered judgment in the district court of Jefferson County, Texas, against the appellant, the compensation insurance carrier of his employer, for $10 per week for 200 weeks. He sought and recovered judgment for a partial permanent loss of the use of his left leg. The case was tried before the court without a jury. Appellee in his pleading alleged that his average daily wage for a year preceding the date of the injury had been $17.87½, that $107.25 was the weekly wage actually earned by him prior to and at the time of his injury, and that he had…