Texas General Indemnity Co. v. Dougharty

KEITH, Justice.

The defendant below appeals from an adverse judgment entered after a trial to a jury of a claim for death benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Law. The trial court entered judgment for the widow and the two minor children for benefits under the provisions of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8306, § 8 (Supp.1980), and awarded claimants’ attorney what was calculated to be one-fourth of the lump sum benefits payable under the terms of the judgment. We affirm.

J. C. Dougharty was a truck driver for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. He was taken to the job site by his wife early in the…