Presidential Life Insurance Co. v. Crooks

ELLIS, Chief Justice.

This is a default judgment case. Defendant-appellant, Presidential Life Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as Presidential), has sued out a writ of error to review a default judgment rendered against it and in favor of plaintiff-appel-lee, Charles E. Crooks. Reversed and remanded.

The facts of the case are, in the main part, undisputed. On June 30, 1971, appel-lee filed an action against Texas Citizens Life and Accident Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as Texas Citizens) for certain indemnities alleged to be due appellee under a medical insurance policy…