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AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY v. HUGHES

No. 724.

492 S.W.2d 690 (1973)

The AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Richard Curtis HUGHES, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright, Crooker & Jaworski, Rufus Wallingford, Houston, for appellant.

Helms, Jones & Pletcher, Richard P. Hogan, Houston, for appellee.

OPINION

SHARPE, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case in which the sole issue is whether the plaintiff-appellee established good cause for failure to file a claim for compensation within six months from the date of his injury. The District Court of Matagorda County, Texas, after jury trial, rendered judgment awarding appellee Richard Curtis Hughes, compensation benefits in the amount of $35.00 per week for 401 weeks based upon total and permanent...

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