Eastep v. Travelers Ins. Co.

FI ALL, Justice.

There was one special issue submitted to the jury in this workmen’s compensation case, to-wit:

“Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that, on July 14, 1949, the Freedman Iron & Supply Company and the W. Silver Company were not engaged in a ‘joint venture’ in salvage operations at the Sinclair Refinery, under an agreement between them?”, to which the jury answered: “They were not engaged in a joint venture.”

The trial court rendered judgment non obstante veredicto for the insurance carrier, appellee herein.

Appellants’ three points consist of an over-all complaint to…