Millers' Indemnity Underwriters v. Patten
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hall County; J. A. Nabers, Judge. Suit by the Millers’ Indemnity Underwriters against Maggie May Patten and others, to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board granting compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
The appellant, Millers’ Indemnity Underwriters, brought this suit against appellees, Maggie May Patten and her minor children, to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board, which granted the appellees compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Supp. 1918, arts. 5246 — 1 to 5246 — 91) for the death of W IT. Patten, the husband and father of appellees.
W. H„ Patten was killed while operating some of the machinery in a cotton gin at Brice, Tex. The Memphis Cotton Oil Company, a corporation, held the legal title to the gin at such time, and had a policy…
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