Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. Jackson

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding Appellee a disability award under workers’ compensation for a heart attack allegedly suffered within the course and scope of employment. Appellee was awarded $154.00 per week, plus interest, for 193 weeks for accrued total and partial disability, and 208 weeks unaccrued partial disability at $154.00 per week. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On March 11, 1982, Appellee went to his place of employment at Target Enterprises, Incorporated, to open up the building. Ap-pellee, while opening up the building, jerked hard on a…