Central Surety & Insurance Corp. v. French

SMITH, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the employee sought to set aside a compromise award, approved by the Industrial Accident Board, upon the ground that it was fraudulently obtained from him.

Upon a hearing in the district court, the •court sustained a plea to its jurisdiction of the question of compensation, but did submit to the jury the question of appellant’s alleged fraud in procuring the agreement of the employee to the compromise settlement.

The jury found against the insurance company upon the issue of fraud, and upon that verdict the court ordered cancellation…