United Security Life Insurance Company v. Harden

LAWSON, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant on two insurance policies. One policy insured the lives of appellee and his wife. The other was a hospital benefits policy which covered appellee and his wife. Both policies became effective on September 1, 1959, and were issued under the “Brookley Group Insurance Plan,” which insured some of the civilian employees at Brookley Air Force Base in or near Mobile.

Appellee’s wife died in a hospital on or about October 13, 1959, while undergoing an operation for the removal of a fibroid tumor. This suit followed shortly thereafter.

Appellant defended on the…