Legal Opinion
Howard v. Howard
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 5, 1970No. 15666PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Justice.
This is a suit to determine the proper ownership of $6,000.00 of the death benefits due under a Workmen’s Compensation Insurance claim. The outcome of the suit depends on the existence vel non of an alleged common law marriage between ap-pellee, Tressie P. Howard, and the deceased, A. D. Howard.
The suit arose as a dispute among alleged beneficiaries of A. D. Howard. A. D. Howard had been killed in an industrial accident while working for Brown & Root, Inc. Highlands Insurance Company, the Workmen’s Compensation death benefit carrier, deposited $12,000.00 into the registry of…
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