Legal Opinion
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 23, 1940No. 1986PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FUNDERBURK, Justice.
Ewell Harris by this suit seeks to recover from Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, the compensation insurance carrier, for West Texas Cotton Oil Company, a former employer of Harris, compensation for total incapacity covering a period of one year.
The injury consisted of an alleged hernia. The defendant offered to provide an operation, to which the employee refused to submit. The Industrial Accident Board, before which plaintiff's claim for compensation was pending, following (presumably) the statutory procedure (R.S.1925, Art. 8306, sec. 12b), ordered an operation (i.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cunningham v. Austin & Northwestern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MeeksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
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