Legal Opinion

Walters v. Great Nat. Life Ins. Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1939No. 7120PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMEDLEY, Commissioner.

■ The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court sustaining the general demurrer of Great National Life Insurance Company, defendant in error, to the petition of Mrs. Marion Marie Walters, plaintiff in error, in her suit against the insurance company to recover double indemnity on account of the accidental death of her husband, the insured. 92 S. W.2d 1136.

By supplemental contract attached to the policy the insurer agreed that it would pay to the beneficiary- the additional sum of $1,000 “in the event of the death of the Insured resulting solely from…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. See v. North American Accident InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Houston North Shore Railway Co. v. TyrrellTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Humphreys Oil Co. v. LilesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
  4. Garza v. KenedyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  5. Martinez v. GutierrezTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Spears v. City of South HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Seaboard Life Insurance v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Ramsey v. McKameyTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Soc. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. KnappCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968

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