Bearden v. Memphis Dinettes, Inc.

OPINION

LLOYD TATUM, Special Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs below from a judgment denying death benefits under the Worker’s Compensation Act. The suit was brought by the widow and next friends of two children of the deceased, Lynn C. Bearden, alleging that Mr. Bearden was killed as a result of an accidental injury sustained out of and in the course of his employment for Memphis Dinettes, Inc. Travelers Insurance Company is the worker’s compensation insurer. The trial court found that the plaintiffs did not “carry the burden of proof to establish” causal connection between the…