Southland Life Ins. Co. v. Norwood

LATTIMORE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a verdict for plaintiff upon a life insurance policy sued on under article 5541, Rev. Civ. Statutes, the presumption of death statute.

The insured, Sidney B. Norwood, a banker, fled upon the failure of his bank in October, 1921, and went to Mexico. He was indicted in several cases, state and federal, and was not arrested or tried, though sought by officers. He remained in hiding, changing his appear&nce and name, but was seen frequently and his movements readily traced by testimony until the fall of 1924, when, according to appellee’s testimony, he…