Pyramid Life Insurance Company v. Alexander

FANNING, Justice.

Appellees sued appellant insurance company to recover for death benefits (due to the death of E. R. Alexander) provided under certain policies of insurance, for attorney fees and for 12% statutory penalty. Under the policies in question the death benefits were payable when the death resulted “directly and independently of all other causes from accidental bodily injury”. Trial was to a jury upon special issues.

In response to the special issues submitted the jury found that E. R. Alexander sustained an accidental injury on or about October 25, 1957, in Harrison County, Texas…