Travelers Insurance Co. v. Williams

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The Travelers Insurance Company has appealed from a judgment based on a jury verdict awarding Myrtle Pauline Williams and Ronald D. Williams, the widow and minor child of Obie Lee Williams, deceased, a recovery of lump sum death benefits because of the death of Obie Lee Williams. Article 8306, Section 8, Vernon’s Ann.Civ. St.Tex.

Obie Lee Williams was a forklift operator employed at the Pantex Ordinance Plant in Carson County, Texas. Williams operated this forklift in loading and unloading merchandise and material from trucks at his…