Associated Indemnity Corp. v. Peel

SMITH, Chief Justice.

On a date apparently not disclosed in the briefs, J. L. Gibbens was accidentally killed in the course of his employment by a subscriber under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 8306 et seq., Associated Indemnity Corporation being the insurance carrier. The legal beneficiaries of Gibbens filed their claim with the Industrial Accident Board for statutory compensation. Upon an award by the Board in favor of the claimants the insurance carrier duly appealed to the District Court of San Patricio County, where a like award was made, and the insurance…