SIMMONS v. SIMMONS

No. 19446.

568 S.W.2d 169 (1978)

James Albert SIMMONS, Appellant, v. Joyce Elaine SIMMONS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Chantilis, Coffee, Coffee & Chantilis, Dallas, for appellant.

Reba Graham Rasor, Raggio & Raggio, Inc., Dallas, for appellee.


AKIN, Justice.

The principal question on this appeal is whether long-term monthly disability benefits provided by an employer and payable to a former husband after divorce are community property. We hold that these benefits are community property because the right to the payments was part of the husband's compensation for services during marriage. Accordingly, we affirm.

Appellant Simmons was a pilot for Delta Airlines. He commenced his employment with Delta...

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