Aetna Life Insurance Company v. McLaughlin

BELL, Chief Justice.

Appellee, surviving widow of Washington L. McLaughlin, sued appellant to recover on a group accidental death and dismemberment policy of insurance issued by appellant to Southwestern Drug Corporation for the benefit of the employees of the latter. Mr. McLaughlin was an employee of the Drug Corporation. He was killed when hit by a bus on February 22, 1959. The accident occurred just after midnight on the Houston-Hempstead Highway near its intersection with West Little York Road in Harris County. Appellee’s theory was that death was accidental. Appellant’s theory was that it…