Matthews v. University of Texas

TIREY, Justice.

This is a compensation case. Appellant brought her suit under the provisions of Art. 8309d, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., as sole beneficiary of her husband, Leonard Matthews. In her petition she alleged substantially that on the date of her husband’s death he was a “workman” of defendant and that his death was caused by accidental injuries sustained while in the course and scope of his 'employment as a Security officer for the University. Appellee seasonably filed its motion for summary judgment, in which it denied that Leonard Matthews was a workman within the provisions of the…