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This is a workman's compensation case where Traders & General Insurance Company, the insurance carrier, appealed a judgment in favor of Mrs. R. G. Scott and her minor daughter, Jo Ann Scott, beneficiaries of the deceased employee, R. G. Scott. The appellant argued that the deceased received his fatal injury while intoxicated. The jury found in favor of the beneficiaries, determining the deceased was not intoxicated. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, but first addressed procedural objections regarding the late filing of an amended motion for a new trial by the appellant, deeming it ineffective. The court then reviewed the merits concerning the instructed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, upholding the jury's findings on intoxication and causation of death by delirium tremens resulting from the injury.
Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Scott is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. 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 Court of Appeals of Texas.
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This is a workman's compensation case where Traders & General Insurance Company, the insurance carrier, appealed a judgment in favor of Mrs. R. G. Scott and her minor daughter, Jo Ann Scott, beneficiaries of the deceased employee, R. G. Scott. The appellant argued that the deceased received his fatal injury while intoxicated. The jury found in favor of the beneficiaries, determining the deceased was not intoxicated. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, but first addressed procedural objections regarding the late filing of an amended motion for a new trial by the appellant, deeming it ineffective. The court then reviewed the merits concerning the instructed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, upholding the jury's findings on intoxication and causation of death by delirium tremens resulting from the injury.
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