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Jamie Arrellano died in a trench collapse while working for Southwest Plumbing, which lacked worker's compensation insurance. His family and estate filed a wrongful death action against Southwest Plumbing and secured a money judgment. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., Southwest Plumbing's insurer, then brought a declaratory judgment action to deny coverage, arguing an exclusion applied because Arrellano's death occurred within the course and scope of his employment. The trial court sided with State Farm, declaring no coverage. On appeal, Arrellano's family challenged this judgment, but the appellate court affirmed, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence to support the trial court's finding that Arrellano was acting within the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident.
Arrellano v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Com. is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston). This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston).
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Jamie Arrellano died in a trench collapse while working for Southwest Plumbing, which lacked worker's compensation insurance. His family and estate filed a wrongful death action against Southwest Plumbing and secured a money judgment. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., Southwest Plumbing's insurer, then brought a declaratory judgment action to deny coverage, arguing an exclusion applied because Arrellano's death occurred within the course and scope of his employment. The trial court sided with State Farm, declaring no coverage. On appeal, Arrellano's family challenged this judgment, but the appellate court affirmed, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence to support the trial court's finding that Arrellano was acting within the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident.
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