Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Towns

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This suit was brought by R. A. Towns against Traders & General Insurance Company to set aside a settlement agreement in a workmen’s compensation case on the ground that the settlement had been brought about by fraud. A trial before a jury resulted in judgment for plaintiff cancelling and annulling the settlement agreement. ' The defendant appealed.

• This is a second appeal of the same suit. See R. A. Towns v. Traders & General Insurance Co. Tex.Civ.App., 107 S.W.2d 460. Briefly stated, the evidence showed, in substance, that Towns was employed in Texas by Day Construction…