Andrews v. Union Central Life Insurance
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from McLennan County. Andrews, as administratrix, sued the insurance company and Dyke. The court instructed a verdict for defendants and the judgment was affirmed on appeal. The administratrix then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
As administratrix of the estate of W. L. Andrews, deceased, L. W. Andrews prosecuted this suit in the -District Court of McLennan County against the Union Central Life Insurance Company and one A. P. Dyke, to recover the amount of a policy upon the life of W. L. Andrews. The petition alleged that the policy of insurance was the only property that belonged to the estate of W. L. Andrews, deceased, and that the probate court of McLennan County had made an allowance to the widow and minor children of the deceased for the sum of $4000 in lieu of homestead and other…
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