Leadon v. Kimbrough Brothers Lumber Company

REAVLEY, Justice.

Joe Walter Leadon brought this action against M. E. Kimbrough and Doyle Kimbrough and their partnership, Kim-brough Brothers Lumber Co., to recover damages for personal injuries received by Leadon while he was working as an employee for the defendants. Kim-brough was subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Act but was not a subscriber to or covered by workmen’s compensation insurance. Art. 8306, Sec. 1, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St. is applicable. After obtaining favorable findings in the jury verdict, Leadon recovered $4400 against the defendants by the trial court judgment. The…