Legal Opinion

Great American Life Ins. Co. v. Dearing

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 14, 1946No. 11766PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee to recover as for double indemnity upon a policy of life insurance issued and delivered by appellant on appellee’s husband’s life, he having died — by the mutual concession of the parties — as a result of gunshot wounds.

The court submitted what it deemed to be the controlling issues of fact raised by the pleadings and evidence in the case to a jury upon these two issues of fact, both of which were answered in appellee’s favor, as therein indicated.

“No. 1. Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that on the date of the delivery of the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Railway Co. v. PepperTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Bednarz v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Coxson v. Atlanta Life InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Maryland Casualty Co. v. HearksTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  5. J. Weingarten, Inc. v. BrockmanTexas Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Great Southern Life Ins. Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Great Southern Life Ins. Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961

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