Court Opinion

ID: 9828246
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 18:14:06.364334+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:42:46.569405
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On Motion for Rehearing.
Appellant argues with considerable force of no evidence to support Issue No. 17, that plaintiff had worked substantially the whole of the year for the Ford Company immediately preceding his alleged injury, under Subd. 1, Art. 8309, defining average weekly wage. The jury answer thereto was favorable to plaintiff and we deem it proper to quote from the testimony of Noble, which, though not altogether definite and clear, was sufficient to raise the issue. Referring to August 7, 1936, he testified in part:
“Q. Prior to that time, immediately before this time, taking the period you had been working, had you been working continuously for as much as a year before that? A. Yes, sir.
“Q. During that year’s time what wages did you earn? A. $6.00 a day.
“Q. How many days a week did you work over that period of time? A. Five and six days a week.
“Q. That had been the case continuously for a period of at least a year before the *782day you claim you were injured? A. Ygg ⅝ ⅜ ⅜
“Q. Could you give me an approximation what part of the year you worked six days a week, whether six months or some other part of it? A. Well, probably five or six months during the year.
“Q. Then during the other six or seven months you worked five days a week? A. Yes, sir.
“Q. During the latter time you made $6.00 a day? A. Yes, sir.
“Q. During that time you worked at the Ford Motor Company — you worked a year’s time? A. Yes, sir.
“Q. in Dallas County, Texas? A. Yes, sir. * * *
“Q. This happened August 7th, had you worked every day for the last year without stopping? A. Every working day, yes, sir.
“Q. Six days a week for twelve months immediately prior to August the 7th? A. I wouldn’t say six days every week.
“Q. You would not have any time off? A. I worked all the time except Sundays and holidays.
“Q. Would you say you worked six days a week, was there some time you didn’t work at all? A. They generally close the plant down to change models, it was generally a couple of weeks for that purpose.
“Q. When was that? A. I don’t remember the date, but I worked while the plant was shut down, that is, most of the time and maybe every day, I don’t remember.
“Q. Would you say you worked any week only three days of two days. A. I wouldn’t say that.
“Q. You worked some every week? A. I think I did.
“Q. How many days do you think you worked during the year? A. I never kept up with it, I would say around 285 days though.
“Q. Of course you punched a clock as to the time and the records would show? A. Yes, sir.”
From the last answer, we can infer that the exact record of appellee’s working days during the particular period could have been determined from his employer, but was not produced. Appellant’s motion for rehearing, after thorough consideration, is in all things overruled.