Brooks v. Texas Employers Insurance Association

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for death benefits under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act. After trial to a jury a judgment for the plaintiff was entered by the trial court. The plaintiff has appealed.

The question before this Court is the effect of a 1959 amendment to the Workmen’s Compensation Act on then pending cases involving contracts, employments, and injuries occurring prior to the amendment.

John Brooks died on December 17, 1958, as a result of accidental injuries sustained in the course and scope of his employment. At the time of his employment and of his injury, and at the time…