Texas Supreme Court
Lacy D. Barnett, Petitioner v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Respondent
February 4, 198730 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 191
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the Veterans Benefits Act is not sufficiently similar to the statutes enumerated in the insurance policy to permit Aetna to offset VA disability payments, and affirmed the award of attorney's fees to Barnett, reversing the Court of Appeals and remanding for determination of the fee amount.