Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. Hicks

The appellee, Hattie Hicks, filed this suit against the appellant, Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, in the district court of Orange county, on a life policy insuring the life of her husband, Archie Hicks, and naming herself as beneficiary. ,

Appellant answered by general denial, by special denial of the death of the insured, arid by plea that the policy had lapsed and been forfeited in consequence of the failure to pay the first annual premium that became due after the date of the policy, and this was answered by a plea of waiver.

The case was tried without a jury, and judgment was…