Legal Opinion

Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Deckard

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 16, 1944No. 2582PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICE, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by Nathan Deck-ard and others against The Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company to recover certain benefits claimed to be due and payable under the terms of an insurance contract issued by defendant on the life of Lizzie Deckard.

The trial was before the court, without the intervention of a jury. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff in the total sum of $310.57, being the amount plaintiffs asserted was due under the terms of the policy, together with the 12% statutory penalty and $50 attorney’s fees. Defendant has appealed.

It is defendant’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Roth v. Travelers' Protective Assn. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1909
  2. First Texas State Insurance v. SmalleyTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  3. International Travelers' Ass'n v. YatesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  4. American Indemnity Co. v. Mexia Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Atlanta Life Insurance v. CormierTexas Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. PittilloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Franklin Life Ins. Co. v. WoodyardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Fox v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1956

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