San Angelo Life & Accident Ass'n v. Haynes

BAUGH, Justice.

Appellant is a mutual aid assessment association. On March 4, 1934, it issued to Harvey E. Haynes a benefit certificate in which appellee, his mother, was named beneficiary. Harvey E. Haynes died of tuberculosis on December 4, 1934, and the association denied liability on the ground that the insured had made false statements in his application, that he was not in good health as he represented himself to be both in the application and in his written acceptance of the certificate, and that under its express terms the policy, or certificate, was void. Appellee thereupon filed suit…