Texas Employers Insurance v. Russell

Mr. Judge HICKMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. On or about December 30, 1930, J. B. Russell lost his life in an explosion at the plant of his employer, United States Torpedo Company, near Electra, Texas. The defendants in error, his beneficiaries, filed a claim for compensation against the plaintiff in error, the alleged insurer, but their claim was denied by the Industrial Accident Board. On an appeal from the order denying an award, the case was tried in the District Court, resulting in a judgment…