Legal Opinion
Southern Underwriters v. Gallagher
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 1, 1938No. 1770PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRISSOM, Justice.
Plaintiff, Gallagher, obtained a judgment against defendant, Southern Underwriters, under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Law, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 8306 et seq., for the loss of a thumb while working for the Liberty Oil'& Drilling Company., Inc., about March 10, 1936, in New Mexico. Plaintiff alleged that at said time he was “an employee of the Liberty Oil and Drilling Company, Inc., in Winkler County, Texas, in the capacity of a tool dresser; that the Liberty Oil and Drilling Company, Inc., his said employer, was at said time engaged in the work of drilling and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Associated Oil Co. v. HartTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- Williams v. Safety Casualty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
- Camden Fire Ins. Co. v. YarbroughTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
- Thraves v. HooserTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Southern Underwriters v. GallagherTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Associated Indemnity Corporation v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939