Towns v. Traders & General Ins. Co.

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation suit. R. A. Towns, the injured employee, entered into a purported settlement agreement, which was approved by the Industrial Accident Board, and the amount provided therein was paid to him. He later brought this suit to set aside the settlement agreement on account of alleged fraud in its procurement and to recover the compensation due him under the statute. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony, the court instructed a verdict for the insurance company. The plaintiff appealed.

Since the court withdrew the case from the jury and rendered…