Bankers Lloyds v. Montgomery

The suit is one by J. E. Montgomery against Bankers Lloyds to recover workmen's compensation for injuries received by him while an employee of Taylor Gin Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant has appealed.

Only two questions of law are presented for our decision. The first question arises upon the following state of facts: On August 31, 1929, or a day or two prior thereto, Johnny Cox, an insurance agent of Abilene, Tex., proposed to the Taylor Gin Company to procure for them, upon certain terms, a policy of compensation insurance. The proposal having been accepted, Cox, being…