Fort Worth State School v. Jones

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

This is a worker’s compensation case in which the trial court disregarded a jury finding that the claimant’s injury was not in the course of her employment and entered judgment for the appellee. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment for the employer because evidence in the record supports the jury finding that the claimant was not injured in the course of her employment.

Barbara Jones, claimant and appellee, was employed by the Fort Worth State School, appellant, and a self-insured state agency. While at work, Jones suffered a cerebral…