Agricultural Insurance Co. v. Dryden

PARKER, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation suit tried before a jury in the district court of Orange County, Texas. Judgment was entered upon the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Henry Harold Dryden, against The Agricultural Insurance Company. Henry Harold Dryden will be referred to as appellee. The Agricultural Insurance Company will be referred to as appellant.

Under the facts, appellant contends as a matter of law that appellee was not acting in the course and scope of his employment and in the furtherance of his employer’s business as defined by the Compensation Act at the time…