Seabright Insurance Company, Petitioner v. Maximina Lopez, Beneficiary of Candelario Lopez, Deceased, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the employee’s travel to the remote job site was so closely related to his employer’s business that his fatal automobile accident occurred in the course and scope of employment, making the death compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Justice Johnson dissented, arguing that the travel did not originate in the employer’s business and should not be covered.