Rodriguez v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n

PLEASANTS, O. J. -

This suit was brought by Maria Rodriguez against the appellee insurance association to recover compensation claimed to be due her as a dependent sister of Gregorio Rodriguez, deceased, under a policy of insurance issued by the appellee association in compliance with the provisions of the Employers’ Liability Act of this state (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. art. 8306 et seq.) to the Houston Transportation Company, the employer of the deceased.

Appellant Concha Mendez, who was claiming to be the common-law wife of the deceased and the right to the compensation due under the insurance…