CompFox AI Summary
A. B. Chamness brought suit in the district court of Angelina County to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board, seeking a lump sum payment for permanent total incapacity. The board had previously awarded him weekly compensation but refused a lump sum. The district court set aside the board's award, granting Chamness compensation at $8.65 per week for 401 weeks, payable in a lump sum of $2,836.75 after a 6% discount. Bankers Lloyds Insurers appealed this judgment, challenging the method used to determine Chamness's daily and weekly wages. The appellate court affirmed the district court's judgment, finding no error in the method of calculating wages under subdivision 2 of section 1 of article 8309, R. S., given that Chamness had not worked for substantially the whole of the preceding year in the same or similar employment.
Bankers' Lloyd's v. Chamness 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.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
A. B. Chamness brought suit in the district court of Angelina County to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board, seeking a lump sum payment for permanent total incapacity. The board had previously awarded him weekly compensation but refused a lump sum. The district court set aside the board's award, granting Chamness compensation at $8.65 per week for 401 weeks, payable in a lump sum of $2,836.75 after a 6% discount. Bankers Lloyds Insurers appealed this judgment, challenging the method used to determine Chamness's daily and weekly wages. The appellate court affirmed the district court's judgment, finding no error in the method of calculating wages under subdivision 2 of section 1 of article 8309, R. S., given that Chamness had not worked for substantially the whole of the preceding year in the same or similar employment.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.