Hotchkiss v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n

REYNOLDS, Justice.

An instructed verdict for defendant in a workmen’s compensation jury trial is the subject of this appeal. Affirmed.

The parties will be referred to by their trial court designations. Plaintiff Richard Hotchkiss brought suit against defendant Texas Employers’ Insurance Association to recover workmen’s compensation benefits under the provisions of Texas’ Workmen’s Compensation Act, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 8306 et seq., as amended, for an accidental injury on or about January 20, 1967. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, defendant moved for an instructed verdict. The…