Petroleum Casualty Co. v. Seale

Defendant in error, Seale, who was an employee of the Humble Company, sustained an injury in the course of his employment and was awarded a judgment *365against the appellant insurer under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Rev. St. 1925, arts. 8306-8309) for 60 per cent, of his average weekly wages for 300 weeks.

The injury for which claimant was awarded compensation was described by him in his petition as follows:

“2. That on and about the 24th day of February, 1926, the plaintiff received an injury during the course of his employment in Harris County, Texas, that an I beam fell on his right foot,…