Ralph Winston Merrill III v. Travis County, Self-Insured Carrier

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed October 31, 2019. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-18-00668-CV RALPH WINSTON MERRILL III, Appellant V. TRAVIS COUNTY, SELF-INSURED CARRIER, Appellee On Appeal from the 353rd District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-17-006402 MEMORANDUM OPINION This appeal from the dismissal of a suit on jurisdictional grounds arises from a dispute over eligibility to receive death benefits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”).1 After the death of Travis County flight nurse Kristin McLain in a fall from a helicopter during…