Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Blancett

SPEER, Justice.

This suit was instituted by the Traders & General Insurance Company as plaintiff in the form of an appeal from an award by the Industrial Accident Board in favor of C. Blancett, growing out of an alleged accident resulting in injury to Blancett while in the employ of the Peckham Oil Company as an oil well driller, on June 21, 1934.

C. Blancett answered the petition and filed a cross-action against the plaintiff for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 8306 et seq.)

The pleadings of the parties were sufficient to give jurisdiction to the…