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This appeal concerns the late filing of a workers' compensation death benefits claim by Jeanette Hobbs Smith following the death of her husband, Silas Howard Smith, due to a work-related injury and subsequent medical care. The district court rendered judgment against Providence Lloyd’s Insurance Company, the carrier, after a jury found that Mrs. Smith had good cause for the delay in filing her claim. Mrs. Smith relied on assurances from officers of S.P.J.S.T., her husband's employer, that they were handling the claim. Providence Lloyd's challenged the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the good cause finding. The appellate court reviewed the evidence, including repeated assurances from employer representatives and Mrs. Smith's subsequent actions upon consulting her attorney, and concluded there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict. Consequently, the appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment.
Providence Lloyd's Insurance Company v. Jeanette Hobbs Smith, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Silas Howard Smith is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin). This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin).
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This appeal concerns the late filing of a workers' compensation death benefits claim by Jeanette Hobbs Smith following the death of her husband, Silas Howard Smith, due to a work-related injury and subsequent medical care. The district court rendered judgment against Providence Lloyd’s Insurance Company, the carrier, after a jury found that Mrs. Smith had good cause for the delay in filing her claim. Mrs. Smith relied on assurances from officers of S.P.J.S.T., her husband's employer, that they were handling the claim. Providence Lloyd's challenged the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the good cause finding. The appellate court reviewed the evidence, including repeated assurances from employer representatives and Mrs. Smith's subsequent actions upon consulting her attorney, and concluded there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict. Consequently, the appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment.
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