Gibbs v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Rhea Martin Gibbs sued Texas Employers’ Insurance Association for compensation for total and permanent disability caused by an injury on March 25th, 1960, while he was working for Bridwell Oil Company. The court instructed a verdict for the defendant solely on the ground that claimant had not, as a matter of law, shown good cause for filing his claim more than 17 months after his injury. Gibbs has appealed. As stated, the only reason for instructing a verdict for the insurer was the court’s conclusion that Gibbs, as a matter of law, had failed to show good cause for his…