CARNES v. TRANSPORT INS. CO.

No. 7013.

615 S.W.2d 909 (1981)

Michael K. CARNES, Appellant, v. TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Shafer, Gilliland, Davis, McCollum & Ashley, P. C., Connell Ashley, Jim Moseley, Odessa, for appellee.


OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

In this worker's compensation case, the trial Court entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict for the Insurance Company on the grounds that the claimant was not an employee at the time of the accident in question. We affirm.

In 1978, Mr. H. G. Courtney owned a 1976 Peterbilt truck which he had leased to J. H. Rose Trucking Company in Odessa for about two years. For the last three months of that period, the truck was driven...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases