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BROOKS v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

No. 13892.

358 S.W.2d 412 (1962)

Thresa Tyes BROOKS, Appellant, v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barker, Barker & Coltzer, Jerry D. Barker, Galveston, Gripp, Will & Collins, Houston, for appellant.

Royston, Rayzor & Cook, Bryan F. Williams, Jr., Galveston, for appellee.

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for death benefits under the Texas Workmen's Compensation Act. After trial to a jury a judgment for the plaintiff was entered by the trial court. The plaintiff has appealed.

The question before this Court is the effect of a 1959 amendment to the Workmen's Compensation Act on then pending cases involving contracts, employments, and injuries occurring prior to the amendment.

John Brooks died on December 17, 1958, as a...

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