&198tna Life Ins. Co. v. Rodriguez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; Robert B. Minor, Judge. Action by Benjamin Rodriguez against the -Etna Bife Insurance Company, to set aside an award made by the State Industrial Accident Board. Award set aside, judgment rendered for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This suit is in the nature of an appeal from an award made to' appellee by the State Industrial Accident Board, under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, chapter 103, Act March 28, 1917. The Board allowed appellee approximately $400 on account of injuries received in an accident occurring to him in the course of his employment by a “subscriber” under the act in question. Appellee, being dissatisfied with the award, brought suit in the district court to set it aside, and to recover $2,540. He did in fact recover approximately $1,600, or four times the amount awarded him by the…
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