Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Offield

HALL, Justice.

This suit was brought in the district court of Gregg county by appellant to set aside an award theretofore made by the Industrial Accident Board in favor of appellee. Appellee answered with a cross-action setting up that on October 9, 1933, while employed by Bonds & Dillard, drilling contractors, he received injuries which resulted in permanent, total incapacity, for which he sought a lump-sum recovery. Appellant answered appellee’s cross-action by general denial. Trial was to a jury on special issues, the answers to which were that (1) appellee received an injury to his body on…