Hannum v. General Life & Accident Insurance Co.

OPINION

BENAVIDES, Justice.

Appellants, William Hannum and his wife, Karen Hannum, appeal the judgment in favor of the General Life and Accident Insurance Co. (General) in their suit for a wrongful denial of an insurance claim and for deceptive trade practices. We affirm.

By their first point of error, the Han-nums claim that the trial court erred in denying their requested jury instruction on “pre-existing condition.”

The health insurance policy issued by General to Mr. Hannum provided that “ ‘Pre-existing Conditions’ are not covered until this policy has been in force for two years_” Mr. Hannum…