Fort Worth Lloyds v. Mills

GRAVES, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Fort Worth Lloyds, appellant, as the compensation carrier for McCreless Lumber Mills, Inc., resorted to the District Court of Houston County, Texas, from an unsatisfactory award of the Industrial Accident Board allowing Verlina Mills, as the surviving wife of Edgar (Ed) Mills, and their minor children, death-benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Texas. In the trial court a judgment was entered on a jury verdict in favor of Verlina Mills and her minor children on their cross-action claiming death-benefits against appellant.

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