Texas Indemnity Ins. Co. v. Wilson

This suit was brought by appellee against appellant under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law of this state (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Supp. 1918, arts. 5246 — 1 to 5246 — 91). Appellee alleged, in substance, that on July 5, 1924, while in the employ of the Prairie Pipe Line Company as a laborer, and while assisting in.carrying a “straddle jack” weighing between 500 and 700 pounds, the whole weight of said “straddle jack” was thrown upon him and onto and against his stomach, which heavy weight and strain caused his stomach to be pressed and mashed in and his internal organs to be…