American States Insurance Co. v. Garza

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a worker’s compensation case. The sole issue is whether the trial court erred in refusing to submit a special issue and instruction concerning the plaintiff’s status as a “Texas employee”.

Federico H. Garza, a Texas resident, was recruited in Brownsville to work for NAAS Foods in a tomato canning plant in the state of Indiana. While working there, Garza slipped and fell down a flight of stairs, injuring himself. After the injury, Garza returned to Brownsville and filed his claim for workman’s compensation. He received an award from the Texas Industrial…