National Security Insurance Company v. Freeman

HARWOOD, Justice.

The action below was on a health and accident policy issued by the defendant company to Charlie Freeman, the plaintiff being the beneficiary under the accidental death provisions of the policy.

The complaint was in one count, and in code form.

The defendant filed pleas of the general issue, and special pleas pointing out certain policy provisions which allegedly avoided coverage under the policy, special plea 3 setting up that at the time of his death Charlie Freeman was over fifty years of age, and the policy provided that the death benefits applied only if the insured had…