National Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Johnson

COMBS, Justice.

This appeal was prosecuted from the County Court of Jefferson County at Law, Jefferson County, Texas. The judgment in favor of appellee, Gertrude Johnson, against appellant, the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, Inc., for the sum of $125 is fundamentally erroneous as to the amount of the recovery. Ap-pellee’s cause of action against appellant was for damages for breach of two insurance contracts. The evidence supports the jury’s verdict that appellant breached these contracts, that at the time of the breach appellee had a life expectancy of 19 years, and that 5%…