Consolidated Underwriters v. Foxworth

WALKER, Justice.

This is a compensation case. The plaintiff, George N. Foxworth, was employed by Foster Lumber • Company as a watchman, and on June 9, 1944, fell from certain steps, or a stairway, in the lumber mill of his employer. The cause was tried to a jury who found in response to special issues that plaintiff sustained personal injuries on June 9, 1944, as a result of falling from steps; and that said injury was sustained in the course of his employment with Foster Lumber Company and resulted in his being totally and permanently incapacitated to work. They found further that plaintiff’s…