Lucas v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

POPE, Justice.

The sole question presented in this worker’s compensation case is whether the court of civil appeals erred in its holding that there was no evidence of a causal connection between the injury that Leonard T. Lucas received in the course of his employment and the disability. Upon the basis of a favorable jury verdict, Lucas obtained a judgment for total and permanent incapacity, but the court of civil appeals reversed the judgment and rendered judgment that he take nothing. 547 S.W.2d 386. We reverse the judgment of the court of civil appeals and remand the cause to that court.

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