Court Opinion

ID: 9655225
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 19:03:15.700912+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:13:16.856348
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MAUZY, Justice,
dissenting.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a workers’ compensation case. James L. Evans and Larry Brawdy were employed by Railroad Builders as part of a construction crew to build a bridge. They were instructed to attend a safety meeting at a place different from their job site. On the way to the safety meeting, their car collided with a train killing Evans and severely injuring Brawdy. The trial court granted a summary judgment to their insurance carrier, Illinois Employers Insurance of Wausau. The trial court granted Wausau’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Brawdy and Evans were not, as a matter of law, in the course and scope of their employment at the time of the accident. In an unpublished opinion, the court of appeals affirmed.
I believe that a fact issue exists as to whether Brawdy and Evans were on a “special mission” and thus, whether their injuries are compensable under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8309 § lb. See City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin Auth., 589 S.W.2d 671 (Tex.1979).
RAY, J., joins in this dissent.