Legal Opinion

Byrd v. Travelers Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 1955No. 12786PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is a workman’s compensation case. The deceased is Sammy Lee Byrd, the in surance carrier is The Travelers Insurance Company, the employer is Victoria County Electric Cooperative Company, and there are two sets of claimants, Roy L. Byrd and his wife, Mrs. Roy L. Byrd, parents of the deceased, and Daniel Lee Byrd, an alleged minor son of deceased. The insurance carrier tendered the full amount of compensation, amounting to $7,878.63, into court, and the only controversy in the case is as to whether the court should order this sum paid to deceased’s parents or to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Goodman v. GoodmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  2. McCulloch v. McCullochTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Pinkard v. PinkardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Succession of BarthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  5. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Esparza v. EsparzaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. Neff v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Trisha Louise Conlon, by Next Friend Judy Conlon v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Brondum v. CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  5. Davis v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

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