American Interstate Insurance Co. v. Hinson

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

Is the evidence in this workers’ compensation case sufficient to support the jury’s finding that William E. Hinson was not intoxicated at the time of his injury? We review all of the evidence admitted at the trial to evaluate if the jury’s verdict should be affirmed.1

HINSON’S EVIDENCE REGARDING INTOXICATION

While employed by Constructors and Erectors (C & E) and working with fellow employees as a steel connector on a raising gang at the Abitibi paper mill in Lufkin, Texas, Hinson fell from a steel structure. Hinson had approximately four or five years of…