Ada B. Whitten v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Ada B. Whitten, appellant, widow of H. J. Whitten, brought suit against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (insurance carrier of Wrecking Corporation of America) in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to recover death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Texas, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes, § 8306 et seq. Upon conclusion of the evidence offered by appellant, the trial court granted ap-pellee’s motion for a directed verdict and judgment was entered in favor of the appellee. The question presented is whether the trial court erred in…