Texas Indemnity Ins. Co. v. Pool

LUMPKIN, Justice.

This is a workman’s compensation case. To set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board of the State of Texas, the ap-pellee, William A. Pool, the employee, instituted this case against the appellant, Texas Indemnity Insurance Company, the insurance carrier. Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc., was the employer.

The accident complained of occurred on October 19, 1946. On that date, while employed by Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc., at Lubbock, Texas, the appellee was engaged in loading and handling irrigation pipe. A ten-inch joint of the pipe, weighing approximately 2000…