Great American Indemnity Co. v. Russell

PELPHREY, Chief Justice.

This suit is one for workmen’s compensation, and resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee for compensation for 401 weeks at $9.69 per week.

The three questions presented on this appeal relate to the instructions given by the trial court.

The portions of the charge objected to read:(1) “You are instructed that while you are deliberating upon your answers to the special issues submitted to you, you will not mention nor refer to, nor take into consideration, any matter, fact or circumstances, other than the evidence that has been introduced upon the trial of this cause,…