Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of World v. Bailey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Victoria County; John M. Green, Judge. ' Action by O. E. Bailey, guardian, against the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
Appellee, as guardian, sued appellant to recover for Willie Lee Bailey, his ward, on a beneficiary certificate for $3,000, which was issued by appellant, payable to the ward upon the death of W. L. Bailey, who was the insured. This is a second appeal of tMs case. 163 S. W. 683. The cause was tried by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for apipellee in the sum of $3,000, with interest at 6 per cent, from July 1, 1912.
The jury was justified in finding that W. L. Bailey came to his death, without his fault, at the hands of Charles and Alvin Holz-heuser. He was shot in the side of the head…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Ex Parte HughesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909