UNITED BENEFIT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. STOCK

No. 13638.

344 S.W.2d 941 (1961)

UNITED BENEFIT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Paul STOCK, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan & Patton, Chilton Bryan, E. H. Patton, Jr., Julietta Jarvis, Houston, for appellant.

Cire & Jamail, James J. Hippard, Houston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a workman's compensation case wherein the plaintiff, Paul Stock, recovered a judgment in a trial before a jury for permanent total disability. Plaintiff fell from the tailgate of a truck, pulling a 55 gallon drum partially filled with gasoline down on him. He sustained a broken leg and injuries to his back. The leg failed to heal properly, necessitating two operations, the last of which occurred a few days before the trial.

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