POWERS, Justice.
Appellee, Porfirio R. Rios, sued appellant, The Home Indemnity Company, to enforce a compromise settlement agreement which had been approved by the Industrial Accident Board, as permitted by Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 8307, § 12. In addition to his action to enforce the agreement, appellee brought a statutory cause of action in the same suit, seeking the attorney's fee and 12% penalty authorized by Section 5a of Article 8307.
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