Legal Opinion
Employees Retirement System of Texas v. Cash
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided October 11, 1995No. 03-94-00483-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Appellants Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Group Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (“the insurers”) denied accidental death benefits to Selena Cash, appellee. Appellant the Employees Retirement System of Texas (“ERS”) upheld the insurers’ denial of benefits on the grounds that: (1) the insured’s drug overdose death was not accidental; and (2) the policies’ “felonious activity” exclusions precluded benefits. Cash sued in district court for judicial review of the ERS’s decision. Concluding that the ERS decision was not supported by substantial evidence on either of the stated…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Nobles v. Employees Retirement System of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
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