Insurance Company of Texas v. Davis

BOYD, Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case. Upon a jury trial, appellee J. D. Davis was awarded a judgment against appellant Insurance Company of Texas for compensation for fifty per cent permanent disability at the rate of $25 per week for 300 weeks. Appellee alleged that he had contracted to pay his attorneys such fees as the court might allow, not to exceed one- third of the recovery; and that he was in necessitous circumstances and was entitled to accelerated payments.

Appellant assigns eight points for reversal. Points one and three complain of the action of the court in…