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Title: Novilene Deatherage v. International Insurance Company
Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Release Date : January 25, 1981
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 71 KB

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The question presented here is whether there is evidence to support the jury finding that the deceased worker died as a result of injuries received in the course of his employment. The trial court rendered judgment on the jury verdict whereby petitioner Novilene Deatherage, the surviving widow of Tom Deatherage, recovered death benefits under the Workers Compensation Act, Article 8306, ? 8. The court of civil appeals, with one justice dissenting, concluded that there was no evidence to support the finding that Deatherage died in the course of employment and reversed the trial court judgment and rendered judgment that Novilene Deatherage take nothing. 606 S.W.2d 548. We reverse the judgment of the court of civil appeals and remand the cause to that court for disposition of respondents factual insufficiency point.