American National Insurance Co. v. Ybarra

BRADY, Justice.

The insurance carrier appeals from an adverse judgment in a bench trial for $10,-000 for accidental “double indemnity" death benefit awarded to appellee. Appel-lee is the mother of the deceased, and the insurance company had previously paid the basic $10,000 death benefit when her son was killed after being thrown from his automobile. We will reverse the judgment of the trial court, and here render a take nothing judgment as to the double indemnity benefit.

On March 15, 1983, the deceased lost control of his car and left the roadway. *662The car traveled approximately 187 yards…