UNITED STATES FIRE INS. CO. v. BIGGS

No. 9114.

614 S.W.2d 496 (1981)

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. James D. BIGGS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

March 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stokes, Carnahan & Fields, Gary W. Barnard, Amarillo, for appellant.

Robinson & Fotheringham, E. Wayne Campbell, Amarillo, for appellee.


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

James D. Biggs, employed as a part-time law clerk by and in the law office of attorney Tom Upchurch, Jr., received injuries while performing a task personal to John Lesly, a salaried attorney in Upchurch's office. In the trial court, Biggs recovered workers' compensation benefits and medical expenses from United States Fire Insurance Company for his injuries, which the jury found were sustained in the course of employment. On appeal, we agreed...

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