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This is a workmen's compensation suit where Ed B. Bickham, an employee of W. G. Gray, sustained a fatal injury on June 20, 1937. His wife, Mrs. Ellie B. Bickham, and minor children, Joy and Ed Carroll Bickham, filed a claim with the Industrial Accident Board, which awarded them compensation on November 19, 1937. Federal Underwriters Exchange, the compensation insurance carrier, filed suit to set aside this award. The case was tried to a jury, which rendered judgment for the appellees (Bickham family). The appellant raised several assignments of error regarding jury selection, arguments by counsel, submission of special issues related to Bickham's employment and wages, and the legality of Sunday work in oil drilling. The court overruled all assignments, finding no reversible error, and affirmed the judgment for the appellees.
Federal Underwriters Exchange v. Bickham 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 workmen's compensation suit where Ed B. Bickham, an employee of W. G. Gray, sustained a fatal injury on June 20, 1937. His wife, Mrs. Ellie B. Bickham, and minor children, Joy and Ed Carroll Bickham, filed a claim with the Industrial Accident Board, which awarded them compensation on November 19, 1937. Federal Underwriters Exchange, the compensation insurance carrier, filed suit to set aside this award. The case was tried to a jury, which rendered judgment for the appellees (Bickham family). The appellant raised several assignments of error regarding jury selection, arguments by counsel, submission of special issues related to Bickham's employment and wages, and the legality of Sunday work in oil drilling. The court overruled all assignments, finding no reversible error, and affirmed the judgment for the appellees.
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