Great American Life Ins. Co. v. Dearing
Court of Appeals of Texas
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…
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