Legal Opinion
Price v. American Home Assurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 30, 1977No. 6645PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OSBORN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment denying any recovery in a workmen’s compensation case arising out of injuries sustained by a waitress who went to sleep and had a car wreck while driving home after having worked for 25 hours over a period of 28 hours. She seeks recovery under Article 8309 1 , Sec. 1, which defines “injury sustained in the course of employment,” but not under Article 8309, Sec. lb, which permits recovery in certain instances where travel is performed by an employee. We affirm.
The carrier filed its motion for summary judgment based upon the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Smith v. Texas Employers' InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n v. PageTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- American Indemnity Co. v. DinkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Janak v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONTexas Supreme Court · 1964
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