Vela v. Southland Life Ins. Co.

LOONEY, Justice.

Agueda G. Vela, appellant, sued South-land Life Insurance Company, the appellee, on its life policy for $2,500 insuring Aurelio Vela, payable on his death to his widow, the appellant herein. Appellee’s defenses are these: That the policy in suit was never delivered to or accepted by the insured; but that if delivered or accepted, it had lapsed prior to his death for failure to pay premiums due; appellee also denied liability on the ground that the insured took his own life.

The case was submitted to a jury on special issues, in answer to which they found that the policy in suit…