North River Insurance Company v. Ethel G. Corbell, a Widow and Michael Kent Corbell, a Minor

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a claim for death benefits made by a widow and minor child under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of the State of Texas. The Texas Industrial Accident Board entered its award against North River Insurance Company, which had the workman’s compensation coverage on the deceased employee’s employer, Jack Goodman, d/b/a G & G Construction Company. The insurance company filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas as an appeal from the Board’s award; the widow and minor child, appellees here, filed a cross-action.…