Travelers Insurance Co. v. Quibedeaux

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Trial was by jury and plaintiff recovered judgment for two hernias based upon the answers of the jury to the issues submitted to them. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

Defendant contends first that there was no evidence to support the finding of the jury that the hernias appeared suddenly and immediately following the injury. Passing upon this “no evidence” point, we consider only the evidence favorable to such finding.

The evidence showed that plaintiff was a 64 year old electrician who had been…