Agricultural Insurance Co. v. Dryden

STEAKLEY, Justice.

Henry Harold Dryden, Respondent, was injured on his way to work when his automobile turned over after a sudden swerve to avoid hitting a dog. The question to be decided is whether he was in the course of his employment at such time and hence entitled to workmen’s compensation benefits. The jury found that he was; the judgment of the trial court based thereon was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, one Justice dissenting. 388 S.W.2d 455. We hold that under Section lb of Article 8309, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, *746Dryden was not in the course of his employment…