Associated Indemnity Corp. v. Potts

LEE, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, as plaintiff below sued under the Texas statute to recover compensation benefits for injuries resulting from an accident alleged to have occurred while he was engaged in the course of his employment as an employee of the Cochran Construction Company. The Cochran Construction Company was a subscriber to the workmen’s compensation insurance law of Texas and carried its insurance with appellant.

The suit was filed in the State Court and removed to the federal court on the ground of - diversity of citizenship. The defendant in answer denied the material allegations and…