PHARISS v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS INS. ASS'N

No. 15076.

290 S.W.2d 289 (1956)

Ed PHARISS, Appellant, v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS INS. ASS'N, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

April 27, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peery & Wilson, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

Burford, Ryburn, Hincks & Ford, and Howard Jensen, Dallas, for appellee.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is a workman's compensation case in which appellant alleges that he sustained an injury August 31, 1953. His claim was not filed with the Industrial Accident Board until December 22, 1954—nearly sixteen months after the date of his alleged injury.

The trial court granted appellee's motion for instructed verdict on the ground that as a matter of law appellant had not shown good cause for his failure to file his claim within...

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