Mrs. Ewell Dean Coward Kennelley v. Travelers Insurance Company

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Ewell Dean Coward Kennelley, widow, along with the children and the parents of Elbert Lee Coward, instituted this action seeking to recover benefits provided by the Workmen’s Compensation Laws of Texas for the death of said Elbert Lee Coward, an employee of Rowan Drilling Company. He was found dead on his employer’s premises near Odessa, Texas. From a judgment rendered upon jury verdict for the defendant-appellee, insurance carrier of said drilling company, this appeal is prosecuted.

The appellants assert that the court below committed numerous errors in the conduct…