Lujan v. Houston General Insurance Co.

756 S.W.2d 295 (1988)

Rita LUJAN, et al., Petitioner,

v.

HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

No. C-7056.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 6, 1988.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1988.

Michol O'Connor, Houston, and Robert Trenchard, Jr., Wesch & Trenchard, Kermit, for petitioner.

Bruce Bangert, Shafer, Davis, McCollum, Ashley, O'Leary & Stocker, P.C., Odessa, for respondent.

OPINION

RAY, Justice.

The question in this workers' compensation case is whether the death of Abelardo Lujan occurred in the course of his employment. The trial court rendered judgment for Lujan's statutory heirs based on the…