Southern Benev. League v. English
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Hopkins County Court; Dan R. Junell, Judge. Action by Oscar Hay English against the Southern Benevolent League. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The appellee sued the appellant in the court below to recover a balance claimed to be due upon a policy of insurance. The petition alleged that the appellant was a fraternal insurance association engaged in writing for its members certificates of insurance; that it issued policies, agreeing, in ease of death of a member, to pay, in addition to the face of the policy, $100 for burial expenses and $100 for the erection of a tombstone; that in June, 1910, the appellant issued a policy of insurance, whereby it agreed to and did insure the life of the appellee’s wife in the sum of $1,000, to be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- El Paso & Southwestern Railway Co. v. KelleyTexas Supreme Court · 1905
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