Texas Reciprocal Ins. Ass'n v. Stadler

WILLIAMS, Justice.

From a judgment awarding recovery of workman’s compensation insurance in favor of Thomas W. Stadler, a surviving minor son, as beneficiary of L. E. Stadler, deceased, Texas Reciprocal Insurance Association, the insurance carrier, has appealed.

The deceased, a rig-builder, was killed' while dismantling a wooden derrick on an oil leasehold estate then owned and operated by Joseph F. Anderson et al., the insured. Appellant answered the cross action of appellee with a general demurrer and denial, specially denied that the deceased was an employee of insured, and further pleaded…