Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance

*53OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

Appellee, Wausau Underwriters Insurance (Wausau), sought judicial review in the district court of Galveston County, Texas of a decision by intervening appellant, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC),1 awarding appellant, Katherine Kaus (Mrs. Kaus), death benefits for the death of her husband, Thomas Kaus (Mr. Kaus). Wausau sought review of two issues: (1) whether Mr. Kaus’s death was the result of a willful attempt to injure himself (suicide) and (2) whether Mr. Kaus’s death occurred within the course and scope of his employment. At trial, the parties…