Maryland American General Insurance Co. v. Leffingwell

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

Our opinion of January 27, 1972 is withdrawn, and this opinion reaching the same conclusion is substituted therefor.

This is a workman’s compensation case. G. T. Leffingwell, Jr., the injured workman, sued Maryland American General Insurance Company, the workmen’s compensation insurance carrier, to recover total and permanent disability benefits as a result of injuries sustained by him on February 27, 1970.

Trial was to a jury. In answer to special issues, the jury found that (1) the accidental injury of February 27, 1970 was the producing cause of total incapacity; (2)…