Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Wyatt

McNEILL, Justice.

The issue here is whether the employee sustained total and permanent loss of the use of his left leg within the meaning of Section 12, Article 8306, Vernon’s Ann.Civ. St. The jury found that he did and judgment was based thereon. The workman is a painter and in the trade is known as a combination-painter. A combination-painter is one who does all types of painting, using brushes, operating spray guns, boatswain chair work, ladder paint spraying, and as a paint sprayer is required to carry heavy pots weighing up to 100 lb., as well as air hose. In doing this work he is…