Washington v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

OPINION

BREWSTER, Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case in which the plaintiff, Melvin Hugh Washington, sought to recover benefits for total and permanent disability. The jury found in answer to Issue No. 1 that Washington did not sustain an injury on or about the date he alleged that he had been injured. Based on this verdict the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the defendant, The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and plaintiff has appealed.

The plaintiff’s 4th point of error is that the jury’s answer to Issue No. 1 is so against the great weight and preponderance of the…