Home Indemnity Company v. Mosqueda

464 S.W.2d 902 (1971)

The HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

Camilio MOSQUEDA, Appellee.

No. 580.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

March 11, 1971.

Allison, Maddin, White & Brin, Ronald Brin, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Cullen B. Vance, Larkin T. Thedford, Edna, for appellee.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by appellee to mature an award by the Industrial Accident Board. The trial was to the court without a jury resulting in a judgment for the full amount of the award, plus penalty and attorney fees. The Workmen's Compensation statute provides that when the Industrial…