Travelers Insurance Co. v. Hurst Ex Rel. Hurst

FANNING, Justice.

Appellant insurance company has appealed from a judgment rendered pursuant to the verdict of a jury in a workmen’s compensation insurance case wherein appellee Bobbie Joe Hurst was awarded a recovery of $8,000.02.

Appellant by its first point contends that the trial court erred in overruling its plea in abatement. This plea was based on the contention that the trial court did not have jurisdiction because appellee’s claim before the Industrial Accident Board was filed by appellee when he was a minor and not by guardian or next friend. The Board accepted the filing and rendered…