Southern Surety Co. v. Shoemake

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of San Saba county on special issue findings of a jury in favor of Shoemake in a suit brought by the Southern Surety Company to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board. Appellant issued an insurance policy under the Workmen's Compensation Act to J. R. Horn Sons, who were constructing a hotel building in San Saba, Tex. The appellee was hauling gravel to be used in such construction, when he was severely injured by a cave-in at the gravel pit from which he was hauling, while loading his truck. Though its brief raises several…