MEYER v. WESTERN FIRE INS. CO.

No. B-519.

425 S.W.2d 628 (1968)

F. J. P. MEYER, Petitioner, v. WESTERN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 13, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Wade, Austin, for petitioner.

Brown, Sparks, Erwin, Maroney & Barber, Will Barber and Michael T. Johnson, Austin, for respondent.


GREENHILL, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case involving the statute dealing with the use of automobiles by employees. The plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident in Austin, Texas, and sought compensation. The question is whether the plaintiff was, under the statute, within the scope of his employment when he was injured. Reduced to its simplest terms, the problem is whether he was already working, or was simply on his way to work, at the time of...

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