HARRIS COUNTY v. McCOY

No. 01-89-00003-CV.

804 S.W.2d 523 (1990)

HARRIS COUNTY, Appellant, v. Billie Taylor McCOY, Surviving Spouse of Haskell J. McCoy, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Granted January 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Driscoll, County Atty., A.B. Crowther, Jr., Asst. County Atty., Harris County, for appellant.

Stan Nix, Houston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and DUGGAN and MIRABAL, JJ.


OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

In this appeal from a judgment awarding workers' compensation benefits to a widow, the primary issue is whether the decedent worker was in the course and scope of his employment when he was killed in an automobile collision.

Appellant, Harris County, a self-insured workers' compensation carrier, is the defendant in the underlying suit brought by Billie Taylor McCoy. She is the widow of Haskell McCoy, who is the decedent and...

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