Legal Opinion

Texas Employers Ins. Ass'n v. Felt

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 21, 1945No. 11234PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment under the workmen’s compensation law of Texas, awarding compensation to the appellees for the death of their husband and father. The action was brought by appellees in a Texas state court against three compensation insurance carriers incorporated under the laws of California, Connecticut, and Texas, respectively.

The deceased operated a tractor for various persons engaged in heavy excavation work; they severally rented the machine and severally employed the operator. Because it was uncertain for whom, if anyone, the deceased was working when…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  2. Murphy v. KodzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
  3. Gas Service Co. v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
  4. IMFC Professional Services of Florida, Inc. v. Latin American Home Health, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Edwards v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950

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