Legal Opinion
Brachett v. Universal Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 14, 1972No. 7397PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIES, Chief Justice.
On November 6, 1971, Leonard Charles Brachett signed an application for a $16,000 life insurance policy with Universal Life Insurance Company. The agent, Peaches Marie Washington, collected at the same time $26.30 for the first quarterly premium and $5.00 “joining fee”. The application was sent to the company’s home office in Memphis, Tennessee, but before the issuance or delivery of a policy, Brachett died on November 21, 1971. Brachett’s widow, plaintiff below, sued contending there was coverage, and a jury found that the agent, Peaches Marie Washington, stated that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southland Life Insurance Co. v. StatlerTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- American Nat. Ins. Co. v. HueyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. PatrickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Southwestern Life Ins. Co. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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