Hall v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'n

LUMPKIN, Justice.

The question involved on this appeal is the construction to be given the term powered aircraft as used in the insuring clause of an aviation and air travel accident policy. The policy was issued by the appellee, Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association, to the appellant, Marion I. Hall. This suit was instituted by the appellant to recover under the policy for injuries sustained by him while riding in a glider. It appears'that the glider had been towed into the air by an airplane near Lubbock, Texas, and released by the airpláne at an altitude of -about two thousand feet.…