Great American Indemnity Co. v. Dominguez

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellees, claimants below, brought this suit under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act to set aside an adverse final ruling of the Industrial Accident Board. Appellant resisted the suit below and complains of the judgment here on the jurisdictional ground that appellees did not “within twenty days after the rendition of the final ruling and decision of the Board” file with the board notice that they would not abide by it.

The District Judge, upon appellant’s suggestion that the jurisdictional question was a preliminary one to be determined by the court, decided that…