Texas Pac. Fidelity & Surety Co. v. Hall

FUNDERBURK, Justice.

On or about August 22, 1929, Frank Hall, an employee of the Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company, sustained a com-pensable injury for which he was finally awarded, by agreed judgment, and was paid, compensation in the sum of $1,620.22. The insurance carrier was Texas Pacific Fidelity & Surety Company, whose liability, if any, was reinsured by Great American Indemnity Company of New York.

Frank Hall died November 6, 1934, and his widow, Mrs. Frank Hall, as sole statutory beneficiary, prosecuted a claim for compensation based upon the theory that said injury was the cause of his…