BROWN v. HARREL

No. 98-CA-2931.

774 So.2d 225 (2000)

Terry BROWN, Sr. v. Evelyn HARREL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne J. James, Wayne J. James & Associates, L.L.C., New Orleans, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee, Terry Brown, Sr.

Alvin N. Taylor, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Evelyn Harrel.

(Court composed of Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, and Judge Pro Tempore PATRICK M. SCHOTT).


MURRAY, Judge.

Evelyn M. Harrell1 appeals a summary judgment awarding a death benefit payable by the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana ("TRSL") to Terry G. Brown, Sr., rather than to her. For the reasons that follow, we affirm and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In 1992, Ronald L. James designated his godson, Mr. Brown, as sole beneficiary of "any payments which may be due from [TRSL...

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