Federal Underwriters Exchange v. Pugh

This is a workmen’s compensation case. It is before this Court on certified questions from the Eastland Court of Civil Appeals. John Pugh, a minor, by his next friend, filed this cause in the District Court of Young County, Texas, to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board and recover workmen’s compensation for an injury sustained in such county. By agreement of the parties the case was transferred to the District Court of Stephens County, Texas, where it was finally tried and judgment rendered for Pugh. Federal Underwriters Exchange, the compensation insurance carrier, appealed…