Texaco, Inc. v. Romine

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This case involves the right of a discharged Texaco employee to benefits under a Permanent Total Disability Plan, the terms of which specifically state that eligibility is to be determined solely by the Company. A jury found that Texaco acted in bad faith or arbitrarily in refusing the benefits of the Plan and, based upon such finding, judgment was entered for the plaintiff, Romine. We reverse and render that judgment.

On appeal, the question of the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury finding is presented. There are also questions of…