Houston Gas & Fuel Co. v. Perry

Defendant in error, Mrs. D. N. Perry, for herself and as next friend for her minor daughter, sued Houston Gas Fuel Company and Hartford Accident Indemnity Company for damages on account of the death of D. N. Perry, husband of Mrs. Perry, and father of the minor daughter, Daisy Perry; and sued also for the benefit of Vera Perry, O. M. Perry and Daniel H. Perry.

Plaintiff alleged that D. N. Perry was an employee of Hermann Hospitals Estate, a subscriber to the workmen's compensation act, and that the Indemnity Company had issued a policy of compensation insurance to the subscriber as such; that…