Brown v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n

RAY, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case in which plaintiff sought death benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, Tex.Rev. Civ.Stat.Ann. arts. 8306-8309h, after her husband’s fatal heart attack. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff upon a jury verdict. The court of appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered judgment that plaintiff take nothing. 622 S.W.2d 608. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Sidney Brown was a repairman for a telephone company. Repairmen would report to work around 8:00 a. m. every morning and receive…