National Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Weaver
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Dallas County Court; W. L. Thornton, Judge. Action in justice court by Mrs. Wrenda Weaver against the National Life & Accident Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed to the county court, where plaintiff had judgment, and defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
This suit was brought by ap-pellee against appellant in the justice court of Dallas county, claiming indemnity for disability from accident for 15 weeks at $10 per week, under an insurance policy issued by appellant to appellee, and also claiming statutory damages in the amount of $12 and attorney’s fee in the sum of $25, a total demand of $193. The appellant denied liability because the disability of the appellee resulted partly from a disease not common to both sexes, and was not wholly the result of the accident which, it was claimed, relieved the appellant of any liability under the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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