Legal Opinion
Jefferson Standard Life Ins. v. Myers
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1926No. 583-4405PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, P. J.
The nature and result of this litigation are fully stated by the Court of Civil Appeals, in an opinion by Chief Justice Conner. See 271 S. W. 217. Briefly, it was a suit upon a double indemnity life insurance policy in the sum of $3,000 if death resulted from natural causes. If, on the other hand, it. was accidental, then it was for $6,000. The insured came to his death as the direct result of the gunshot wound inflicted by an insane woman. The Court of Civil Appeals awarded a judgment for the entire amount sued for, including the double indemnity feature.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Accident Insurance v. CrandalSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Bigelow v. Berkshire Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Dexter v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Life Insurance v. TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Manhattan Life Insurance v. BroughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. JefferiesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
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- American Nat. Ins. Co. v. HammondCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Great Southern Life Ins. v. CampbellMississippi Supreme Court · 1927
- People v. LovelaceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
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