General Accident, Fire & Life Assur. Corp. v. Perry

HAMBLEN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Colorado County, Texas, awarding appellees herein benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of the State of Texas for the death of John Henry Perry, husband and father, respectively, of the appellees. Appellees’ claim to benefits was based upon the proposition that the death of John Henry Perry on May 1, 1952, occurred as a result of accidental injury sustained by him while acting in the course of his employment for Colorado •County, Texas. After an adverse finding by the Industrial Accident Board appellees…