Legal Opinion
American Nat. Ins. v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 9, 1924No. 7047PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Bexar County Court for Civil Oases; McCollum Burnett, Judge. Action by Julid Scott against the American National Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
[1] The appeal involves the construction and validity of a stipulation in a life insurance policy that upon the death of the insured—
“The company may pay the amount due under this policy to either the beneficiary named in the [schedule attached to the policy] or to any relative by blood or connection by marriage of the insured, or to any other -person appearing to said company to be equitably entitled to the same, by reason of having incurred expense on behalf of the insured, or for his or her burial; and the production of a receipt signed by either of said persons shall be conclusive…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Morrison v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Splawn v. ChewTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Thomas v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Bradley v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Dorsey v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Haynes v. WarthanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Scott v. American Nat. Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1925