Trinity County Lumber Co. v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Henry J. Dannenbaum, Judge. Action by tbe Trinity County Lumber Company against tbe Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation, Limited. Prom tbe judgment rendered, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The Trinity County Lumber Company's employe, Garrison, while in the discharge of his duties as such, was injured on September 11, 1913. He declined to accept the compensation he would have been entitled to under the Texas Workmen's Compensation Law (Acts 33d Leg. c. 179 [Vernon's Sayles' Ann.Civ.St. 1914, arts. 5246h5246zzzz]), claiming that he had a cause of action against that company for a much larger amount as damages, because of its failure to give him the required notice of its having become a subscriber under the terms of that act. The Lumber Company and the Ocean Accident Guarantee…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hearne v. GillettTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- American Surety Co. v. LyonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Kempner v. Advance Thresher Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- Trinity County Lumber Co. v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921