BOGARD v. HIGHLANDS INS. CO.

No. 6911.

601 S.W.2d 957 (1980)

Callie Marie BOGARD, Qualified Community Survivor of Eugene W. Bogard, Deceased, and in Behalf of Billy Gene Bogard, an Adult Dependent Child, Appellant, v. HIGHLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied July 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnett & Ahders Associated, W. Ruff Ahders, Norma Venso, Odessa, for appellant.

Shafer, Gilliland, Davis, Bunton & McCollum, Inc., Connell Ashley, James A. Moseley, Odessa, for appellee.


OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

In this worker's compensation case, the question is whether or not the deceased was an employee or an independent contractor. The Defendant insurance carrier filed its motion for summary judgment on the sole ground that the deceased was an independent contractor. We affirm the judgment of the trial Court granting that motion.

Appellant, as Plaintiff, brought this suit as an appeal from the action of the...

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