PROVIDENCE LLOYD'S INS. CO. v. SMITH

No. 3-91-281-CV.

828 S.W.2d 328 (1992)

PROVIDENCE LLOYD'S INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jeanette Hobbs SMITH, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Silas Howard Smith, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Overruled May 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Tipton and Robert D. Stokes, Flahive, Ogden & Latson, Austin, for appellant.

Derrel Luce, Waco, for appellee.

Before CARROLL, C.J., and ABOUSSIE and SMITH, JJ.


CARROLL, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves the late filing of a claim by Jeanette Hobbs Smith for workers' compensation death benefits. Following a jury trial, the district court rendered judgment against the carrier, Providence Lloyd's Insurance Company. We will affirm the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

On January 11, 1986, Silas Howard Smith, while attending a seminar in the course of his employment, fell to the ground, striking and...

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