Legal Opinion
Franklin Life Ins. Co. v. Dossett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 22, 1924No. 53PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarous, J.
On March 3, 1921, the Franklin Life Insurance Company, appellant, issued three standard 20-year pay insurance policies on the life of A. J. Dossett, two for $10,000 and one for $15,000. The policies contained the incontestable clause after one year, except for failure to pay premiums, and contained all the conditions as provided in standard life insurance policies under the Texas Statutes. On December 31, 1921, A. J. Dossett died. Mrs. Jennie D. B. Dossett was the beneficiary named in each of the insurance policies. On January 18, .1922, appellant brought suit in the 19th district court…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Penn Mut. Life Ins. v. Mechanics' Savings Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Buchanan v. Burnett and WifeTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Labbe v. CorbettTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'n v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dossett v. Franklin Life Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- Ronald M. Byrnes v. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Gorman v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co. of Chattanooga v. FlowersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- First National Benefit Society v. FiskeArizona Supreme Court · 1940
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