Legal Opinion
Scott v. National Bankers Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 22, 1952No. 12457PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment non obstante veredicto, and the controlling point is whether the appellee insurance company waived a requirement in an application for a health and accident policy that stated the policy would not be effective until it was actually delivered to the applicant while alive and in good health.
Hallie Mae Scott, the deceased wife of appellant, on May 22, 1950, executed a written application for a policy and paid the first month’s premium. The general agent in Corpus Christi mailed the application to the Home Office in Dallas, Texas, early in June, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- American Indemnity Co. v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Harris v. Allstate Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. OllichCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
- Bellinger v. SchutteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Smith v. Rio Grande Nat. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1950
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Gardie Nelson Bryant, J. B. McCarley and Louise Cory v. Standard Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Schodts v. AMERICAN HOSPITAL AND LIFE INSURANCE CO.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Monumental Life Insurance Co., Plaintiff-Counter v. Sondra Hayes-Jenkins, Defendant-Counter Claimant-Third Party Alvin B. Jenkins, Jr., Estate Of, Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellant v. Novastar Mortgage, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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