DOUGLAS v. RELIANCE INS. COMPANIES

No. C14-84-377CV.

687 S.W.2d 403 (1985)

Pinkie Louise DOUGLAS, et al., Appellants, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Wittenmyer, Conway & Wittenmyer, Houston, for appellants.

John W. Belk, Hirsch, Glover, Robinson & Sheiness, Houston, for appellee.

Before JUNELL, MURPHY and SEARS, JJ.


OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment wherein the trial court refused to mature a workers' compensation award of weekly death benefit payments and grant Appellant a lump sum payment pursuant to TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 8307, § 5a (Vernon 1967). We affirm.

On or about February 19, 1975, Melvin Douglas suffered accidental injuries in the course of his employment which resulted in his death. On March 24, 1976...

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