Travelers Insurance Co. v. Hayes

PALMORE, Chief Justice.

The appellee Hayes filed a workmen’s compensation claim naming Marvin Lewis as “Employer-Defendant.” In the body of the application he gave the name of the employer’s insurer as “Travelers Insurance Company.” The proceeding before the Workmen’s Compensation Board culminated in a dismissal of Lewis and an award against The Travelers Insurance Company (hereinafter called Travelers) and its insured, Cement Transport, Inc. (hereinafter called CT). The latter two companies, having never been made parties defendant by designation of the claimant in his application or by any…