Dean v. Safety Casualty Co.

The first question presented on this appeal is whether appellant, an employee, sufficiently proved good cause for delay in giving notice of and filing claim for workmen's compensation. Art. 8307, Sec. 4a, Vernon's Revised Annotated Civil Statutes.

According to the verdict of the jury, appellant suffered a compensable heart injury on January 24, 1944. He did not give notice of his injury, nor did he file claim for compensation, until about January 1, 1945. The jury found that he had good cause for not sooner giving notice and filing claim. The trial court rendered judgment non obstante…