Federal Underwriters Exchange v. Cost

Mr. Presiding Judge Smedley

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

Defendant in error Cost filed suit in district court against plaintiff in error Federal Underwriters Exchange to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board on his claim for compensation and to recover judgment for compensation on account of personal injuries alleged to have caused permanent total disability, the petition alleging facts which if true showed that the amount in controversy was more than $1000.00. The trial court overruled plaintiff in error’s plea to the jurisdiction, which…