AMERICAN GENERAL INSURANCE CO. v. COLEMAN

No. A-6199.

303 S.W.2d 370 (1957)

AMERICAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Mrs. Irene E. COLEMAN et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Collins, Garrison, Renfrow & Zeleskey, Henry H. Rogers, Lufkin, for petitioner.

J. S. Holleman, Livingston, Bates, Cartwright, Miller & Gilley, Houston, for respondent.


CALVERT, Justice.

Suit was instituted by the surviving widow and child of Robert W. Coleman, deceased, as plaintiffs, for statutory death benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Trial before a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs.

The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case for retrial. 297 S.W.2d 333. Both parties applied for writ of error and both...

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