New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Merrifield

BAUCH, Justice.

This suit arose under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Appellee, an employee of the D. T. Jones Construction Company, which carried compensation insurance with appellant, was injured while working on a bridge in Runnels county, in February, 1932. He duly presented his claim to the Industrial Accident Board, and on July 12, 1932, was awarded compensation at $7 per week for an indefinite period, not to exceed 52 weeks. The insurer, appellant here, gave due notice of its refusal to abide by such award, and seasonably filed suit in the district court of Runnels county to set aside…