St. Paul Insurance v. Touzin

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Gordon Bruce Touzin, of North Little Rock, was an employee of American Burger Systems, which had eating places in Pulaski and Hot Spring counties. At about 2:00 a.m. on January 6,1977, Touzin was killed when the company van he was driving at high speed struck a bridge abutment in Saline County and left the highway. The Workers’ Compensation Commission denied this claim for death benefits, finding that Touzin’s intoxication was a substantial cause of his death. The circuit court affirmed. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that there was no substantial evidence…