Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World v. Robinson

The appellee, as the surviving wife of James W. Robinson, sued the appellant on a certificate of insurance issued upon the life of the said James W. Robinson for the sum of $3,000 to be paid, under the terms of the certificate, upon the death of the said Robinson. The regular judge being disqualified, the case was tried in the district court of Dallas county, without a jury, before the Honorable Murphy W. Townsend, special judge duly selected by agreement of counsel, and the trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the appellee. The trial court, at the request of the appellant, filed…