Sunshine Jr. Stores, Inc. v. Dower

Peggy Dower filed a complaint for workmen's compensation benefits in the Circuit Court of Dallas County against Sunshine Jr. Stores, Inc., alleging that she was owed benefits for a work-related injury to her back. Following oral proceedings, the trial court found Dower to be totally and permanently disabled. Sunshine appeals.

Sunshine asserts that no reasonable view of the evidence supports the trial court's findings. It insists that Dower failed to prove a causal connection between her 1987 injury and her employment. The trial court found otherwise. In doing so, it made the following findings…