SAUNDERS v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS' INS. ASS'N

No. B-5025.

526 S.W.2d 515 (1975)

Eileen SAUNDERS et al., Petitioners, v. TEXAS EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Combs & Archer, Marvin B. Peterson, Jr., Houston, for petitioners.

Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Tom M. Davis, Jr., and Donald B. McFall, Houston, for respondent.


DENTON, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case where the question presented is whether an injured employee's death which resulted from suicide is compensable under the terms of Article 8306, Section 1, Vernon's Civil Statutes Annotated, which precludes recovery if "the injury was caused by the willful intention" of the employee. The trial court, based upon a jury verdict, awarded benefits to Saunders' widow and minor child; however, the court of civil appeals...

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