Whisenant v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York

WILLIAMS, Justice.

H. L. Whisenant sued The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York seeking to recover workmen’s compensation benefits resulting from an injury sustained October 21, 1958 in an automobile accident in the City of Dallas, while on his way from home to his employer’s plant. By way of defense, the insurance company denied that Whise-nant sustained his injuries while within the course and scope of his employment for his employer, Columbia Packing Company, and also denied that Whisenant had “good cause” within the meaning of the law for failing to file a claim for compensation…