TPCIGA EX REL. RELIANCE NAT. v. MORRISON

No. 03-05-00309-CV.

212 S.W.3d 349 (2006)

TPCIGA, for RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Magdalena Ford MORRISON a/n/f of Eric Ford, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

May 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald M. Johnson, Flahive, Ogden & Latson, Austin, for Appellant.

Robert Jay Binstock, Shari A. Wright, Reich & Binstock, LLP, Houston, for Appellee.

Before Justices B.A. SMITH, PATTERSON and PURYEAR.


OPINION

JAN P. PATTERSON, Justice.

The issue presented is how long workers' compensation death benefits are payable to a deceased employee's minor, dependent stepchild. Texas Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association (TPCIGA), representing an impaired workers' compensation carrier,1 contends that because Eric Ford is a dependent, benefits are limited to 364 weeks pursuant to the Texas Workers' Compensation...

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