Southern Casualty Co. v. Posey

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of an employee against the insurer of his employer, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Texas, Revised Civil Statutes, arts. 8306-8309. The only question raised by the insurer 'is that the court was without jurisdiction, because the Industrial Accident Board had not made a final ruling on the employee’s application for a lump-sum settlement or for a reduction of periods of payment and a corresponding increase in the rate of payment. The act requires that any dispute as to compensation be first submitted to the Industrial…