Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 19, 1985No. 2-84-250-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FENDER, Chief Justice.
This suit involves a claim made under two accidental death policies. The insured, Larry 0. Sanders, was mortally wounded while assaulting one Charles Scheidel (the companion of his estranged wife, appellant, Dorella Sanders) with a cocked, loaded and aimed 30-30 caliber rifle. After being shot once by Charles Scheidel, Larry Sanders got up off the ground, re-aimed his rifle and advanced again. Scheidel’s second shot stopped the assault. Sanders died several hours later.
Appellees, The Prudential Insurance Company of America and the Life Insurance Company of North…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Republic National Life Insurance Co. v. HeywardTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Spencer v. Southland Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Freeman v. Crown Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Great American Reserve Insurance Co. v. SumnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Shirley McGowen v. The Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- In Re Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. PCB Contamination Insurance Coverage LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Wei-Ni Chen and Jimmy Po-Chen Lee, Individually, and as Next Friend for Helen Ay-Luen Lee, a Minor v. Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Erbe v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Lockett v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1994
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