Legal Opinion
Farrow v. Montgomery Ward Long Term Disability Plan
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 15, 1986No. A015166PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JAMES, J. *
Defendant, Montgomery Ward Long Term Disability Plan (the Plan), appeals from a judgment determining that it acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying disability benefits to plaintiff Hattie M. Farrow (Farrow) and ordering the Plan to pay such benefits to her. We conclude that the Plan’s denial of benefits was erroneous as it was not supported by substantial evidence and that a remand to the Plan administrators for further proceedings is required.
Many of the facts giving rise to this controversy are uncontroverted. On November 18, 1972, Farrow suffered a back injury…
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