Transport Insurance Co. v. Liggins

OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

This is a worker’s compensation case. Appellees are the widow and minor children of David Liggins, a truck driver killed on April 10, 1979, during a tornado in Wichita Falls. Judgment upon a jury’s finding awarded compensation benefits to the ap-pellees.

We affirm.

The record shows that on the date of his death, the decedent was employed by Oil Transport Company to drive its truck-tractor on an interstate route that took him through Wichita Falls; his work began that day after 11:15 A.M. and was expected to last about twelve hours; he was responsible for the truck and its…