Legal Opinion
Woolsey v. Panhandle Refining Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1938No. 7188PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice Sharp
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The principal question presented here is whether an employer and an employee can make a valid contract obligating the employer to furnish lifetime employment to the employee, which contract is in violation of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Article 8306 et seq., Vernon’s Annotated Texas Civil Statutes.
W. N. Woolsey filed suit against the Panhandle Refining Company, alleging that the Company carried compensation insurance; that he was injured and made a contract with the Company to the effect that if no claim were filed with the Industrial…
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