Travelers Insurance Company v. Gilliland

OPINION

PRESLAR, Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case in which judgment was granted appellee for maximum death benefits based on jury findings that appellee’s son was an employee of Mooney Southwest, Inc. We are of the opinion that the case must be reversed and remanded for another trial. Involved in this opinion are discussions as to the definition of “employee” and wage rate issues. No extended statement of facts is necessary because of the nature of the questions presented. The deceased, Frank Gil-liland, was killed in the crash of an airplane on January 23, 1967, near Midland,…