FIELDS v. BURLISON PACKING COMPANY

No. 16730.

405 S.W.2d 105 (1966)

Etta Belle FIELDS et vir, Appellants, v. BURLISON PACKING COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mock, Banner, McIntosh & Wells, and Jack Banner, Wichita Falls, for appellants.

Jones, Fillmore, Robinson & Lambert, and Clyde Fillmore, Wichita Falls, for appellee.


OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment non obstante veredicto for appellee. Appellant Etta Belle Fields, as plaintiff, sued the Burlison Packing Company, as defendant, for damages for personal injuries received by her in the course of employment. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court.

The defendant, although eligible, did not carry Workmen's Compensation Insurance and therefore, was barred from common law defenses...

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