Transcontinental Insurance Co. v. Smith

OPINION

Opinion by SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

Appellant, Transcontinental Insurance Company appeals the judgment in favor of appellee, Robert Smith. The jury found that Smith’s heart attack constituted a compensable injury. Transcontinental challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s verdict, and it also asserts that the trial court erred by: (1) awarding attorney’s fees and expenses and (2) denying its motion for a new trial based on the misconduct/disqualification of a juror. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Smith, age sixty-three, 1 worked for Diamondback Construction in San…