Legal Opinion

Franklin Life Insurance v. Villeneuve

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 2, 1902PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Appeal from Travis. Tried below before Hon. F. G. Morris.

1Opinion of the Court

COLLARD, Associate Justice.

The statement of the nature and result of the suit in appellant’s brief is correct, and we adopt it as follows:

Appellee sued appellant to recover a balance with interest, claimed to be due upon a life insurance policy issued by it upon the life of her husband and payable to her as beneficiary. The balance was the difference between $5000, the face of the policy, and $3900, the amount appellant paid appellee in compromise of her claim under the policy. Appellee sought to set aside the compromise agreement on the alleged grounds (1) that she was fraudulently procured…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. v. RunnelsTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Coats v. ElliottTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  3. Franklin Insurance v. VilleneuveCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
  4. McKenzie v. RossTexas Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Simms Oil Co. v. American Refining Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
  2. Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  4. Bankers Standard Life Ins. Co. v. AtwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  5. Casualty Reciprocal Exchange v. ParkerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929

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