United Employers Casualty Co. v. Knight

O’QUINN, Justice.

We shall refer to the parties as appellant and appellee.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. A. R. Starling, as next friend of Robert L. Knight, filed this suit in the district court of Angelina County, Texas, against appellant to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board of the State of Texas, and to recover compensation. Pending the trial of the case, appellee became of age, and was granted permission to prosecute the suit in his own name. Appellant answered by general demurrer and general denial.

The case was tried to a jury upon special issues upon their…