Huffman v. Southern Underwriters

The precise question presented here is whether the legal beneficiaries of a minor seventeen years of age, who was killed while operating a truck under an unrevoked and uncancelled driver’s license issued to him by the Railroad Commission, can recover compensation under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Article 8306 et seq., Revised Civil Statutes) for his death.

This suit was brought in the district court by The Southern Underwriters, to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board on the claim of J. O. Huffman, Sr., and wife for compensation for the death of their son,…