Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. Pugh

LOONEY, Justice.

W. L. Pugh instituted this suit to set aside the final decision of the Industrial Accident Board, and to recover from defendant, the insurance carrier, compensation for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him in the course of employment with Tennessee Dairies (employer) as night watchman, at its place of business in the city of Dallas.

All material issues were found for plaintiff; the facts in short are these: Late at night, August 26, 1930, while in the discharge of duties at his employer’s place of business, plaintiff was attacked by two robbers, a negro man and woman,…