Home Indemnity Company v. Mosqueda

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by appellee to mature an award by the Industrial Accident Board. The trial' was to the court without a jury resulting in a judgment for the full amount of the award, plus penalty and attorney fees. The Workmen’s Compensation statute provides that when the Industrial Accident Board makes a final award against the insurance carrier, and the carrier shall fail or refuse “without justifiable cause” to make the payments promptly as they mature, then the beneficiary shall have the right to mature the entire claim. Art. 8307, § 5a, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. This…